7-Days Hiking Tour in Swedish National Parks

Trekking enthusiasts will adore Sarek and Padjelanta National Park. These parks are famous all over the world for their spectacular and distinctive mountain landscapes, fauna, and vegetation as well as for the Sami communities who live there and gather their summer grazing reindeer herds. 

The location becomes secluded and magical in the winter. This region's dramatic seasonal changes provide enthusiasts with an amazing spectacle all year. 

The Unesco site is extremely well-protected, and it is one of the few areas in Europe that is still completely unspoiled, including mountains, valleys, and lakes. The mountain range is good for hiking, seeing flora, and spotting wildlife. 

If you want to go on a multi-day journey and test yourself in a gorgeous adventure, take on the challenge and trek in complete autonomy across the three national parks that are adjacent to each other: Sarek, Padjelanta, and Stora Sjöfallet.

Beginning of the journey:

You will be taken care of from Kvikkjokk heliport situated above the polar circle, in the Swedish Lapland. It can be reached via bus from Jokkmokk. We'll assist you in planning your transportation. 

We'll meet in the morning to get ready for the next seven days of adventure from Tarraluopal to Ritsem. 

We'll then board on a helicopter from Kvikkjokk to Tarraluopal, where we'll begin hiking after flying over the gorgeous Pärlälvens Fjällurskog valley. From the helicopter, we might spot a moose or possibly a bear.

The following days will be spent hiking primarily off the tourist trail (depending on the weather) and exploring valleys, mountain tops, and summer frozen lakes. We'll sleep in a tent in the wilderness with only wildlife as neighbors, prepare high-quality lyophilized food, and build a fire, but this will only be possible near the conclusion of the trip when there are forests. 

You will have the opportunity to learn more about Sami culture and traditions on this expedition. Discover how they live and what makes them so special. We'll discuss plants that are peculiar to this distant Arctic region; some of them are scarcely visible, but they occasionally belong to families of massive trees that thrive in milder climates.

The excursion will end at the base of Áhkká, one of the Sarek's tallest mountain peaks and one of Sweden's top ten. We'll take a boat across the beautiful Akkajaure River to Ritsem, where we'll catch the bus back to Gallivare. We'll unpack our backpacks and say our goodbyes once we've returned to civilisation.