Introducing Jokkmokk
Jokkmokk is the home of perhaps the best museum devoted to Sami culture in the entire country, and the village is worth a stop just for that. Jokkmokk also serves as a base for those visiting the Laponia World Heritage site; ask for information on the site at the tourist office or the Ájtte museum. Just north of the Arctic Circle, it can be reached by Inlandsbanan. Started as a Sami market and mission, Jokkmokk has been home (since 1605) to the Sami winter fair - a three-day event which attracts some 30, 000 people and starts on the first Thursday in February - during which you can shop seriously for Sami duodji (handicraft).
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The tourist office (121 40; www.turism.jokk mokk.se; Stortorget 4; 10am-6pm Mon-Fri yr-round, plus 10am-4pm Sat & Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug) can help with information, and has Internet access. There are banks and other facilities in the small town centre.
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Last updated: Nov 6, 2008
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