Tarfala
in Kiruna Kommun of Norrbotten, Sweden
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Kiruna Airport (45 mi) -
Narvik Framnes Airport (48 mi) - Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (64 mi)
- Bardufoss Airport (79 mi)
- Gällivare Airport (79 mi)
- Andøya Airport (114 mi)
- Tromsø Airport (123 mi)
- Arvidsjaur Airport (162 mi)
- Laponian Area (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 67.914 and 18.608 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 67° 54' 49" and E 18° 36' 29"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krona - SEK
- Spoken languages:
- Swedish, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:50 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 3:04 am and 10:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Sweden.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Sweden. Last Update: 2024-05-08 08:04:21
Discover Tarfala
Tarfala in Kiruna Kommun (Norrbotten) is a place in Sweden about 593 mi (or 954 km) north of Stockholm, the country's capital city.
Current time in Tarfala is now 10:50 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Stockholm with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports near Tarfala, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Sweden is Kiruna Airport in a distance of 45 mi (or 73 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Laponian Area in a distance of 48 mi (or 78 km), South-West.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Setermoen, Tennevoll, Gratangen, Moen and Sjovegan. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 41 °F
| Morning Temperature | -1°C / 31 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 54% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
5°C (41 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 10th of May 2024
2°C (36 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
4°C (39 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Light snow, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Glaciärkurs i Tarfala
Jag och mina vänner tog oss till Tarfala för att gå en glaciärkurs som Arctic Guides anordnade. Musiken är hämtad från jamendo.com.
Windy morning
At Tarfala research station. This is typical weather for Tarfala, the most windy place in Sweden.
Kebnekaise June 2012 - First & Last attempt
Three day trip to Kebnekaise. Spoiler: 9 totally unprepared people actually make it to the top ;) All material captured using a GoPro Hero2.
Failed self-arrest attempt
The attempt by Jussi Ruuska to self-arrest with an ice-axe fails on a glacier training course in July 2007 at Tarfala valley, Sweden.
Another miserably failed self-arrest attempt
I did some pretty funny (though deadly important) self-arrest exercises during glacier training course in July 2007 at Tarfala valley, Sweden.
Kebnekaise 2012
Me and three friends on our journey from Nikkaluokta to Kebnekaise in the summer of 2012.
Perfect self-arrest
Instructor David Sandberg throws a perfect self-arrest during a glacier training course in July 2007 at Tarfala valley, Sweden.
Harri Junttila makes almost sucessful self-arrest
My good friend Harri Junttila makes almost successful self-arrest during an exercise at glacier training course in July 2007 at Tarfala valley, Sweden.
Orientering på Tarfalasjön
Vi gick över Tarfalasjön på väg till Kebnepakteglaciären, men tyvärr gjorde vind och snö det enklare sagt än gjort. Det är inte så lätt att gå rakt utan referenser.
The peak of Kebnekaise by Helicopter
Helikopter flight From Kebnekaise fjällstation to Sälka, passing the peak of Swedens hightest mountain, Kebnekaise.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kaskasatjåkka
Kaskasatjåkka is a mountain in Sweden with an elevation of 2,076 metres AMSL. Its peak is located about three kilometers north of the mountain huts and research station in the Tarfala Valley.
Tarfala research station
The Tarfala research station is a field station of Stockholm University. It specializes in glacial and climatological research. The station lies in the Tarfala Valley in northern Sweden, at an elevation of 1,135 meters. Regular glaciological measurements were started in 1946.
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