Pakkokojan
The place
Pakkokojan (kojan "cabin" in Lapland Swedish) in the Norrbotten region, Överkalix/Kalix sector (Swedish Arctic Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden), at a true altitude of ~50 m (0 m listing erroneous), arctic taiga. Continuous Swedish Arctic Lapland cluster (batches 240-357). STF kojan (Svenska Turistföreningen, Swedish mountain federation, 300 huts, tradition since 1885, 300,000 members, modern-day Vikings) or a Sámi herder's hut, sub-arctic taiga zone + optimal Aurora borealis viewing 66°+ (Kiruna, capital of Lapland, 90% clear nights, 300,000 visits/year) + Sámi Umeå Sámi southern-Sámi / Northern Sámi Uralic minority languages, 40,000 in Sweden, 5 distinct dialects, UNESCO CR subject to Uralic inclusion + semi-domesticated reindeer Rangifer tarandus, 250,000 head in Sweden, 3,000 Sámi herders, ancestral nomadic tradition.
The setting
Norrbotten Överkalix/Kalix Swedish Arctic Lapland Arctic Circle Sweden altitude 0 m erroneous ~50 m actual arctic taiga, continuous cluster batches 240-357, STF 1885 300 huts 300,000 members modern-day Vikings or Sámi, sub-arctic taiga + Aurora viewing 66°+ Kiruna 90% clear nights 300,000 visits/year + Sámi Umeå Sámi/Northern Sámi Uralic 40,000 in Sweden 5 dialects UNESCO CR + Rangifer tarandus 250,000 in Sweden 3,000 Sámi herders ancestral nomadism.
