Karesuando boasts the northernmost church in Sweden, originally built in 1816, after Sweden lost the war with Russia. Borders were remarked, with the main town of Markkina on the Finnish side. This meant that Sweden needed a new principal town and parish and Karuesando was chosen. The church was replaced in 1905 and restored to its present state in 1954. The wooden altar was made by Swedish artist Bror Hjorth.
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This small operation on the west side of town makes genuine knives and axes shaped by centuries of Sami traditions, using raw materials that include…
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Vita Huset is a folk museum in a former policemen’s residence, with evocative photos depicting Finn civilians fleeing the retreating German forces in 1944…
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A short walk west of the tourist office is Laestadius Pörte, the compact log cabin that was home to Lars Levi Laestadius, his wife and their 14 children …
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Vita Huset is a folk museum in a former policemen’s residence, with evocative photos depicting Finn civilians fleeing the retreating German forces in 1944…
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A short walk west of the tourist office is Laestadius Pörte, the compact log cabin that was home to Lars Levi Laestadius, his wife and their 14 children …
1.08 MILES
This small operation on the west side of town makes genuine knives and axes shaped by centuries of Sami traditions, using raw materials that include…