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Flygfoto över delar av Torneträsk Soppero fjällurskogsreservat.
Photo: Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten
Torneträsk-Soppero
Nature reserve
- County: Norrbottens län
- 6405.67 km away from you
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Description
Torneträsk-Soppero old-growth mountain forest is Sweden's second-largest nature reserve, larger than the entire county of Blekinge! This can truly be described as endless wilderness. It is 120 km from the west Tip to the east Tip of the reserve. Apart from the E45 in the eastern part there are no roads inside the area. However, there are plenty of deep watercourses, vast mires, coniferous forest, mountain birch forest and ancient remains. The area is 3,371 square kilometres in size.
This Nature Reserve is part of Esrange protection area. Safety information is available at Swedish Space Corporation website.
Activities And Facilities
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Nature reserve
Facts
Municipality: Kiruna
Year of formation: 2000
Size: 3371 square kilometers
Administrator: County Administrative Board
Form of protection: Nature reserve, Natura 2000
Other: The entire reserve is year-round land for reindeer herding, there are reindeer herding facilities in the form of fences and reindeer herding cabins.
Communications
The E45 passes through the eastern parts of the reserve. A logging road heading westwards leads to Järämä, where trails start. From the south, logging roads lead almost as far as the area.
Directions
Road E45 passes through the eastern parts of the reserve. A forest road to the west leads to Järämä, from where paths start. From the south, forest roads almost reach the area.
Regulations
All regulations can be found in the reserve decision. It is allowed to:
- camping
- hiking
- make a fire
- picking berries and edible mushrooms
- driving snowmobiles on well-snow-covered ground
- fishing and hunting in accordance with applicable laws
It is not allowed to harm plant and animal life. Remember the right of public access and protect nature!
Torneträsk-Soppero mountain primeval forest consists of two older nature reserves and one domain reserve. The nature reserves have retained their regulations, read more in the decisions.
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Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten
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