One of two nature reserves that, along with four national parks, make up the Laponia World Heritage Area, Stubba covers 350 sq km and along with Muddus National Park and Sjaunja Nature Reserve, is part of Sweden's biggest wetland. It is not far from Gällivare, and both the E45 and the Inlandsbanan railway pass through the reserve. It's a good area for short day tours – consider Gasska Stubbá or Oarjemus Stubbá, two small hills, for hiking in summer.
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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Covered in wetlands and primeval forest, Muddus National Park covers 500km and is the easternmost part of the World Heritage Area, east of the E45 that…
Laponia Visitor Centre Gällivare
12.82 MILES
Upstairs in the train station and looked after by the tourist office, this lovely exhibition about Sami culture, specifically life in autumn, is well…
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Descend into the bowels of the earth to marvel at the immense, noisy trucks labouring in the darkness of the underground LKAB iron-ore mine. Malmberget …
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The Gällivare Museum has exhibitions on the navvies (railway workers), Sami culture and early settlers, plus a collection of local artefacts and the…
Nearby Lappland attractions
1. Laponia Visitor Centre Gällivare
12.82 MILES
Upstairs in the train station and looked after by the tourist office, this lovely exhibition about Sami culture, specifically life in autumn, is well…
13.08 MILES
The Gällivare Museum has exhibitions on the navvies (railway workers), Sami culture and early settlers, plus a collection of local artefacts and the…
13.3 MILES
Descend into the bowels of the earth to marvel at the immense, noisy trucks labouring in the darkness of the underground LKAB iron-ore mine. Malmberget …
17.86 MILES
Covered in wetlands and primeval forest, Muddus National Park covers 500km and is the easternmost part of the World Heritage Area, east of the E45 that…