Kiruna: facts

At a glance

• Country: Sweden
• Region: Norrbotten
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 17,037
• Coordinates: 67.8557° N, 20.2251° E
• Time zone: Europe/Stockholm (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Krona (SEK)
• Distance to the capital, Stockholm: 954 km (593 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Kiruna Airport (KRN): 6.0 km (3.7 mi), straight line
• Gällivare Airport (GEV): 84 km (52 mi), straight line
• Pajala Airport (PJA): 139 km (86 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gaellivare: 82 km (51 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Oulu, 393 km (244 mi)