Norrbotten County · Sweden
Where to stay in Jukkasjärvi
Jukkasjärvi is a city in Norrbotten County, Sweden, home to about 1,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Jukkasjärvi, with about 195 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- KRN12 km · Kiruna Airport
- Currency
- SEKSwedish krona
- Time zone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Language
- Finnish, Meänkieli, Romani
About
About Jukkasjärvi
Jukkasjärvi is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 548 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated at 321 meters elevation.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Jukkasjärvi
See
- Sámi Siida - Reindeer park and Sámi camp
- Jukkasjärvi church
- Esrange Space Center
Do
- 3-day snowmobile tour Jukkasjärvi - tundra
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Jukkasjärvi
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Icehotel hotel | 195 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Jukkasjärvi
6 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scandic Ferrum | 15.9 km | |
| Camp Caroli | 2.8 km | |
| Hotel Bishops Arms Kiruna | 15.7 km | |
| Malmfältens Logi & Konferens | 15.5 km | |
| Reindeer Lodge | 1.9 km | |
| SPiS Hotel & Hostel | 15.6 km |
All 7 hotels in Jukkasjärvi, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Jukkasjärvi
Jukkasjärvi has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; July is the wettest, with about 82 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Jukkasjärvi: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kiruna Airport (KRN), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gällivare Airport (GEV, 81 km) and Enontekio Airport (ENF, 130 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The only connection is by road. Jukkasjärvi's main street Marknadsgatan connects with the European Highway E10 some 6 km west of Jukkasjärvi. Kiruna, the nearest town, is some 20 km away, but E10 continue towards other towns much farther, such as Gällivare, Narvik and Luleå. From Troms, Finnmark and Finnish Lapland a route via Karesuando or Pajala may be convenient. There are regular buses from Kiruna. The trip takes some 20 minutes and will cost you 44 kr. Kiruna is connected with major cities further south, like Stockholm and Gothenburg, by train.
Getting around
It is a small village with walking distance size. For much of the year, outdoor clothing is needed even for short walks.
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KRN · Kiruna Airport
GEV · Gällivare Airport
ENF · Enontekio Airport
Questions
Jukkasjärvi: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Jukkasjärvi?
Jukkasjärvi has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18 °C; July is the wettest, with about 82 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Jukkasjärvi?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kiruna Airport (KRN), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Gällivare Airport (GEV, 81 km) and Enontekio Airport (ENF, 130 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Jukkasjärvi?
Swedish krona (SEK).
Nearby
Destinations near Jukkasjärvi
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.