Pitch your tent down by the river, or park yourself up inside a Sami-style kåtor (traditional dwelling), or choose a simple cabin at this place about a kilometre east of town.
Karesuando Camping
Lappland
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
1.03 MILES
Karesuando boasts the northernmost church in Sweden, originally built in 1816, after Sweden lost the war with Russia. Borders were remarked, with the main…
29.52 MILES
This nature centre at the eastern end of town provides information about Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park and the Enontekiö region. There’s an…
2.06 MILES
This small operation on the west side of town makes genuine knives and axes shaped by centuries of Sami traditions, using raw materials that include…
0.96 MILES
Vita Huset is a folk museum in a former policemen’s residence, with evocative photos depicting Finn civilians fleeing the retreating German forces in 1944…
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A short walk west of the tourist office is Laestadius Pörte, the compact log cabin that was home to Lars Levi Laestadius, his wife and their 14 children …
Nearby Lappland attractions
0.96 MILES
Vita Huset is a folk museum in a former policemen’s residence, with evocative photos depicting Finn civilians fleeing the retreating German forces in 1944…
1.03 MILES
Karesuando boasts the northernmost church in Sweden, originally built in 1816, after Sweden lost the war with Russia. Borders were remarked, with the main…
1.18 MILES
A short walk west of the tourist office is Laestadius Pörte, the compact log cabin that was home to Lars Levi Laestadius, his wife and their 14 children …
2.06 MILES
This small operation on the west side of town makes genuine knives and axes shaped by centuries of Sami traditions, using raw materials that include…
5. Fell Lapland Visitor Centre
29.52 MILES
This nature centre at the eastern end of town provides information about Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park and the Enontekiö region. There’s an…