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Borjelsbyn Destination Guide

Touring Borjelsbyn in Sweden

Borjelsbyn in the region of Norrbotten is a city located in Sweden - some 479 mi or ( 771 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Borjelsbyn

Time in Borjelsbyn is now 06:19 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Strakanas, Storsien, Ryssbalt, Palange, and OEvertornea. Being here already, consider visiting Strakanas . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Borjelsbyn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Rafting with mosquitos

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Mosquito attack during rafting adventure in Kalix River June 2010. Dont worry they dont bite, but makes it hard to paddle since you get them in your eyes and mouth. Real Adventure!! ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Storsien

Storsien is a small village in Kalix Municipality in northern Sweden. It is best known for the internment camp located there where about 300–370 communists and pacifists were held during the winter of 1939–1940. The village was founded in 1798 and grew to its maximum size at the end of the 1940s with about 80 inhabitants. Today it consists of thirteen farms with a total of about twenty-five people. Mail service, with one delivery per week, was started in early 1900.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 66.03 23.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Norrbotten County, World War II internment camps, World War II sites in Sweden