Gällivare, Norrbotten County, Lapland, Sweden
🇸🇪 Gällivare is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden. The town was founded in the 17th century. Together with nearby towns Malmberget and Koskullskulle it forms a conurbation. This conurbation is the second northernmost significant urban area of Sweden after Kiruna.
Gällivare is situated at the northern end of the Inlandsbanan railway line, about 100 km north of the Arctic Circle. Gällivare is located in a major iron ore mining region. Adjacent to Gällivare (about five kilometres) is Malmberget, known as a site for iron ore extraction from deep mines by LKAB.
Outside Gällivare lies the ski resort Dundret, which is equipped with six ski lifts and ten groomed slopes along with a conference centre and hotel. The ski season stretches from the end of October all the way into early May. The town has been host for several World Cup skiing events, both alpine and cross-country.
Gällivare is the centre of the Firstborn Laestadian movement.
It was the host town for the 2008 VIVA World Cup and also the filming spot for Avicii's single "Addicted to You". Sweden's second-largest fast food chain, Max Hamburgers, was founded in Gällivare, though the headquarters have since relocated to Luleå.
Sport The following sports clubs are located in Gällivare: • Gällivare Malmbergets FF.
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Gällivare has a population of over 8,449 people. Gällivare also forms one of the centres of the wider Norrbotten County which has a population of over 251,080 people. Gällivare is situated 245 km north-west of Luleå.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Gällivare has links with:
🇮🇹 Barga, Italy 🇷🇺 Kirovsk, Russia 🇫🇮 Kittilä, Finland 🇳🇴 Tysfjord, Norway🇷🇸 Mladenovac 20.7
🇵🇱 Ożarów Mazowiecki 20.8
Locations Near: Gällivare 20.66,67.13
🇸🇪 Luleå 22.15,65.583 d: 184.4
🇸🇪 Skellefteå 20.95,64.75 d: 265
🇳🇴 Tromsø 19.411,69.565 d: 275.6
🇳🇴 Alta 23.272,69.968 d: 332.9
🇫🇮 Jakobstad 22.704,63.673 d: 395.8
🇫🇮 Kokkola 23.131,63.839 d: 383.3
🇫🇮 Kemi 24.562,65.735 d: 232.6
🇸🇪 Örnsköldsvik 18.7,63.283 d: 437.3
Antipodal to: Gällivare -159.34,-67.13
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 14779.4
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 14455.8
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14079.6
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14018.8
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 10350.8
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 10243.6
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 10227.6
🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 10224.6