Pajala

Pajala features in a novel Popular Music from Vittula (Swedish: Populärmusik från Vittula) by Mikael Niemi and the film Popular Music based on the novel. It is a story of growing up in rural Sweden during early 1960s.

• Pajala Tourist Office

  address: Pajala Turism & Evenemang, Malmen

By plane

• Pajala AirportA small regional airport serving the town. The only regular connection is with Luleå. The two daily flights are timed with the flight coming from Stockholm.

By bus

There are also buses from Luleå and Gällivare, for example, which cost much less than the plane. The road distance from Luleå is 215 km.

By train

Kolari is across the border river Torne älv, 30 km from Pajala centre, with overnight rail services part of the year to southern Finland.

The sundial in the centre is the biggest sundial in the world. There you can read the history on a board.

• Laestadiusmuseet

  phone: +46 978-75880
  address: Laestadiusvägen 38
  Museum dedicated to Lars Levi Laestadius who founded the Laestadian pietist revival movement in the mid-19th century.

• Hotell Smedjan

  phone: +46 978-10815
  address: Fridhemsvägen 1

• Pajala Internet Café

  phone: +4697815463
  address: Kengisgatan 6
  Here you can come and enjoy good internet connection on new modern computers. They also sell tasty snacks and pizza.