Lappträskstugan
The place
Traditional cabin located in the municipality of Lappträsk, Norrbotten County (Lapland, northern Sweden, coordinates 65.47 N, 19.73 E). A remarkable position at the heart of southern Swedish Lapland, in an area of vast forests and lakes characteristic of Norrbotten. Lappträskstugan is associated with the traditional craft of "Knuttimmerstugor" — log cabins assembled by notching according to the ancestral Scandinavian technique, a point of pride in Lapland's rural architecture. An outstanding setting typical of Swedish Lapland: boreal taiga (spruce, Scots pine, birch), peat bogs ("myr"), glacial lakes, vast wilderness expanses. Emblematic wildlife: moose ("älg"), semi-domestic reindeer (traditional Sami herding), brown bear, boreal lynx, wolverine, great northern diver, Eurasian eagle-owl. Located on the fringe of Lapland's major routes: Kungsleden ("The King's Trail", a 440 km long-distance trail), Sami trails. Sami cultural tradition (Lapland's indigenous people) is strongly present here.
Getting there
Lappträsk (Norrbotten, Swedish Lapland). Knuttimmerstugor tradition (notched log cabins).
The setting
Swedish Lapland (Norrbotten), boreal taiga, Sami tradition.
