Made up of lakes, wild forests, high plateaus, staggering glaciers and peaks, Stora Sjöfallet national park provides what the majority of travellers come there in search of: nature, nature and even more nature. The Sami, a people that were previously nomadic living off crops and game, are the only people who live in the area throughout the year. Now they have become settled, they specialise in tourism by managing the few lodges along the hiking paths and in raising reindeer.
During my stay in Sweden, I crossed a section of the park by following the Kungsleden, the royal route which stretches over 400 km and crosses the absolutely breathtaking countryside at the northern edges of Europe. Summer is without doubt the season to go there, with bearable temperatures and maximum sun, the midnight sun and abundant flora and fauna. Strictly speaking the lack of accommodation makes the region quite tricky to travel in during the winter season.