Abisko National Park - Sweden

This protected area is located at the ecotones between the boreal forest and the subarctic tundra. The park was established as early as in 1909. In this year, the first nature conservation law in Sweden was created. The mountainous park has a surface of 77 km2 and covers an altitudinal gradient between 341 and 1191 m asl. The limits of the park are defined by mountain ranges and by the Tornetraesk lake. Since 2007, the Natura 2000 site Nissuntjårro is connected to Abisko National Park in the Southeast. This reserve covers additional 250 km2. The Park and the Natura 2000 sites at Abisko are close to the larger “Laponian Area” which is protected since 1996 as World Heritage by the UNESCO. The landscape and ecosystems in the area ...