Sweden's national parks

A classic area in the heart of the Lapland mountains

Abisko is a high‑northern mountain landscape with birch forests, open heaths and meadows, and rugged areas of bare mountain terrain shaped by Arctic nature.

Established

1909

County

Norrbotten

About Abisko National Park

Mighty mountains frame the beautiful Abisko Valley, with its flowering alpine meadows, lively rapids and Scandinavia’s largest mountain lake. Here you can explore the birch‑clad Abisko Valley and the beautiful, easily accessible mountain Njullá, best known for its rich alpine flora. In summer, you can experience daylight around the clock and see the midnight sun.

Abisko is the most visited national park in Norrbotten County.

The well‑known Kungsleden trail runs through the park, following Abiskojåkka, which rushes through the Abisko canyon before flowing out into a beautiful delta in Torneträsk.

Abisko National Park has one of the most species‑rich floras in the Swedish mountains. Here you can find, among other species, lapsk alpros, polarblära and several species of orchids.

In Abisko National Park, most mountain plant species can be found. The mountain Njullá is sometimes called “the flower mountain” because of its rich abundance of flowering plants.