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Explore Raktjarv in Sweden
Raktjarv in the region of Norrbotten is a town in Sweden - some 492 mi or ( 792 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital city .
Current time in Raktjarv is now 11:56 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vastanfors, Svartbyn, Pajala, Overmorjarv, and Ostra Flakatrask. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vastanfors . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Raktjarv ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Rafting with mosquitos
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
Morjärv railway station
Morjärv Station (Morjärv järnvägsstation in Swedish, Morajärven rautatieasema in Finnish) is a railway station located on the Boden to Haparanda railway line in the village of Morjärv in northern Sweden. The railway was built in 1902, and Morjärv became a railway junction in 1961 when the Morjärv to Karlsborgsbruk secondary line was completed. Today the Morjärv station is the only manned station between Boden and Haparanda. There is no passenger traffic today.
Located at 66.07 22.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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.
Located at 66.03 23.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Runsa
. Runsa is the site of the ruins of an ancient fortification (Runsa fornborg) located in Upplands Väsby Municipality in Sweden.
Located at 66.28 22.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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