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Pajala is a small town in Tornedalen in the province of Norrbotten in Norrland, Sweden, by the Finnish border.
Understand[edit]
Pajala features in a novel Popular Music from Vittula (Swedish: Populärmusik från Vittula) by Mikael Niemi and the film Popular Music based on the novel. It is a story of growing up in rural Sweden during early 1960s.
- [dead link] Pajala Tourist Office, Pajala Turism & Evenemang, Malmen, ☏ +46 978-10015, fax: +46 978-714 41, ✉ info@pajalaturism.bd.se. M-F 08:00-16:00.
Get in[edit]
By plane[edit]
- 1 Pajala Airport (PJA IATA). A small regional airport serving the town. The only regular connection is with Luleå. The two daily flights are timed with the flight coming from Stockholm.
By bus[edit]
There are also buses from Luleå and Gällivare, for example, which cost much less than the plane. The road distance from Luleå is 215 km.
By train[edit]
Kolari is across the border river Torne älv, 30 km from Pajala centre, with overnight rail services part of the year to southern Finland.
Get around[edit]
See[edit]
The sundial in the centre is the biggest sundial in the world. There you can read the history on a board.
- 1 Laestadiusmuseet, Laestadiusvägen 38, ☏ +46 978-75880. Museum dedicated to Lars Levi Laestadius who founded the Laestadian pietist revival movement in the mid-19th century.
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Sleep[edit]
- 1 Hotell Smedjan, Fridhemsvägen 1, ☏ +46 978-10815.
Connect[edit]
- [dead link] Pajala Internet Café, Kengisgatan 6, ☏ +4697815463. Here you can come and enjoy good internet connection on new modern computers. They also sell tasty snacks and pizza.
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