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  Jokkmokk.se - Jokkmokk.se
Om du kommer till Jokkmokks kommun som besökare under sommaren så kommer du att bli positivt överraskad av många saker, däribland ljuset och den rika floran.
I Jokkmokks Fjällträdgård kan den som inte har möjlighet att besöka fjällen, studera fjällområdets växter på nära håll.
Mer än hälften av de tryckta företagskorten för fria resor inom Jokkmokks kommun har sålts mellan den 13 och 22 augusti.
www.jokkmokk.se   (295 words)

  
  Jokkmokk - Wikipedia, den fria encyklopedin
Jokkmokk är centralort och en tätort i Jokkmokks kommun.
Jokkmokk är känd för Jokkmokks marknad som firade 400-årsjubileum i februari 2005, samt för sin roll som en central samisk samlingsplats.
Jokkmokk har även ett rikt föreningsliv, och trots det att antalet invånare är lågt så finns flera fotbollslag, ett innebandylag, ett badmintongymnasium och många duktiga indviduella idrottare i olika grenar.
sv.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jokkmokk   (182 words)

  
 Jokkmokk - Wikipedia
Neben zwei Kirchen beherbergt Jokkmokk das Ajtte Svensk Fjäll- och Samemuseum (Schwedisches Gebirgs- und Samen-Museum), in dem Geschichte und Leben der Saami dokumentiert werden.
In der Zinnmanufaktur "Jokkmokks Tenn" wird die alte samische Tradition der Zinnverarbeitung gepflegt.
Jokkmokk verfügt über mehrere Busverbindungen sowie über einen Anschluss an die Inlandsbahn.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jokkmokk   (280 words)

  
 Jokkmokk : Introduction | Frommers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
With a population of 3,400 hearty souls, Jokkmokk (which means "bend in the river") is the largest settlement in the kommun (municipality).
Jokkmokk and the 12 hydroelectric plants that lie nearby produce as much as 25% of all the electricity used in Sweden.
Most residents of the town were born here, except for a very limited number of urban refugees from Stockholm.
www.frommers.com /destinations/jokkmokk/3275010001.html   (200 words)

  
 Jokkmokk Municipality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jokkmokk Municipality is a Municipality in northern Sweden where Jokkmokk is seat.
The municipality is the second largest in Sweden but its geography up among the Scandinavian mountain range makes it unhospitable for permanent settlers.
Jokkmokk is known for its Sami market held every February.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jokkmokk_Municipality   (134 words)

  
 JS Online: Swedish town's annual market adds warm touch to icy Arctic
Jokkmokk, Sweden - In the monochrome gloom of the Arctic winter, the intense blues and reds of Sami ceremonial garb glow like the promise that summer will return someday.
When Samis, the reindeer-herding indigenous people once known as Lapps, converge on Jokkmokk for the annual winter market, the gray skies and white snow seem to recede, becoming just a background for the finery - sapphire coats stitched with yellow and orange, caps topped with shimmering crimson plumes.
They get to show that side of their nature on the Tavaltissjoe, the lake on the edge of Jokkmokk, when the reindeer races are held, charging full-tilt across the snow as if they want to get as far from humans as possible.
www.jsonline.com /dd/destnat/jan04/202136.asp   (849 words)

  
 BlogTalk 2.0 : Stephanie Hendrick / Therese Örnberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
With the ever increasing use of still images, embedded video, and sound files, and through the use of portable devices such as cellular phones, and pda’s which allows for mobile, live posting; the blog is becoming a more immersive environment, creating a deeper sense of presence.
The question of presence, in relation to the notion of defined space, arose during our work with the experimental event blog, Moblogging Jokkmokk 2004, where a team of bloggers and blogger-technicians from Umeå University embarked on a journey to the north of Sweden to cover a Sámi cultural festival.
The Jokkmokk blog allowed its readers/contributors to enter “a psychological state in which the individual perceives himself or herself as existing within an environment” (Blascovich).
www.blogtalk.net /hendrickoernberg.html   (483 words)

  
 Winter Travels in Samiland - The stunning perfection of Sami handicraft and the wacky charm of joiking. By Barbara ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The day I arrived in Jokkmokk I even had to get out my sunglasses for an hour when the snow-glitter was at its height.
Jokkmokk is one of the only market venues with an unbroken history, though three days seems to be plenty, and church-going has been more or less set aside in favor of museum- and workshop-hopping.
If Kiruna is the political head of Swedish Sápmi, with the parliament and the Swedish headquarters of Sami radio, Jokkmokk is its cultural soul, with a college where students from many backgrounds study language and handicraft.
slate.msn.com /id/2095730/entry/2095725   (1220 words)

  
 Jokkmokk winter fair   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
During this period of time Jokkmokk as a town didn't exist, but they decided that marketplace for Lule Lappmark should be established here.
Jokkmokk town district is Sweden's second largest district area, its as big as Skåne, Blekinge and Halland together.
In Jokkmokk you can find two hotels, one youth hostel and two holiday villages for tourists to live on.
www.jokkmokkhostel.com /english/market.html   (697 words)

  
 The Jokkmokk Effect by Robert Genn, posted: 05/03/22 :: The Painter's Keys Community ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
It's called The Jokkmokk Effect when one group or another moves away to the big city, travels abroad and "makes something of themselves." Jokkmokk girls have rocked the world by becoming scientists, financiers and artists.
Albert Einstein said: "One of the strongest motives that lead to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness." It's all about desire.
Back in Jokkmokk there's a shortage of women and the population is in decline.
www.painterskeys.com /letters.asp?let=050322   (584 words)

  
 Jokkmokk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jokkmokks kommun har drygt 6000 invånare, varav cirka 3500 i centralorten.
Stora delar av Jokkmokks kommun består av nationalparker, och det finns stora möjligheter för friluftsliv.
I Jokkmokk finns även en Kick-Boxingklubb och en musikstudio.
www.bokenskolan.jokkmokk.se /sp/jmk.htm   (133 words)

  
 Jokkmokk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jokkmokk is the second largest municipality after Kiruna when it comes to size.
The biggest event at Jokkmokk is the Market held in February each year.
Between Jokkmokk and Porjus there are a lot of hydroelectric power stations, Akkats, Ligga and Porjus.
www.odeblom.de /norrbotten/jokkmokk.shtml   (148 words)

  
 Moblogging Jokkmokk 2004
It is off their Ancestors CD and proceeds of this CD go to Survival International, a group that supports the rights of indigenous tribal people in the Siberian Arctic.
After having decided that we were missing stories that lay with the Jokkmokk inhabitants, I decided to go and search for native Jokkmokkians and listen to what they had to say.
In a minute we’ll be leaving Jokkmokk, but we hope to be back again… We’ll try to keep you updated during our trip, and when we get home we’ll post the stuff that we didn’t have a chance to post yesterday (the network is still down in Jokkmokk…).
blog.humlab.umu.se /jokkmokk2004   (3863 words)

  
 Jokkmokk hotels reservation, top accommodation with discounts and travel guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In the midst of remote, densely forested, marshy country, JOKKMOKK is a welcome oasis.
Once wintertime Sami quarters, the town is today a renowned handicraft centre, with a Sami high school keeping the language and culture alive.
It's the best time to be in Jokkmokk, and staying means booking accommodation a good six months in advance.
www.nbportal.com /sweden/jokkmokk   (296 words)

  
 Jokkmokk Sweden map accommodation museum adventures outdoors events
Jokkmokk Sweden map accommodation museum adventures outdoors events
Pay also a visit to the Alpine Garden in Jokkmokk, a growing part of Ájtte.
Àjtte is situated on road no 97 in the centre of Jokkmokk.
www.ottar.net /a_english/ab_map/ab11_Jokkmokk_swedish_destinations.htm   (79 words)

  
 Jokkmokk eine Stadt am Polarkreis
Jokkmokk bietet für seine ca.8000 Einwohner und die zahlreichen Touristen alles was man im Norden braucht: Außer einer fantastischen Landschaft mit ausgezeichneten Wanderwegen, hervorragenden Angelgewässern, einer reichhaltigen Tierwelt und vielen Möglichkeiten für Tagesausflüge, begrüßen Sie die Bewohner mit einer besonders herzlichen Gastfreundschaft.
Natürlich bietet Jokkmokk auch ein Hallenbad, einen Botanischengarten, eine Stadthalle, einen Bahnhof, eine Touristinformation usw..
Wenn Sie das Pech haben sollten in der kurzen Zeit während diese stechen in Jokkmokk zu sein hilft nur eins: Kaufen Sie am Ort ein gutes Mückenöl, es riecht zwar etwas streng aber da alle es auftragen, fallen Sie mit dem Geruch nicht auf.
www.infoschweden.de /stadt/jokkmokk.htm   (270 words)

  
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www.transcanadaweb.com /Europe/Sweden/Jokkmokk.html   (672 words)

  
 Jokkmokk Market - lapland holidays - Arctic Discovery UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jokkmokks Winter market was held for the first time in 1606.
There is only one ATM machine in Jokkmokk at Sparbanken Nord.
Jokkmokk?s Tourist Bureau is located at Storgatan 4, in the middle of the market area.
www.arcticdiscovery.com /jokkmokk-market.php   (777 words)

  
 TemaNord 2001:575 - Lloyd   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The emergent forest landscape in Sweden: a case study of socio-economic space in Jokkmokk.
This paper presents a case study of the municipality of Jokkmokk, Sweden with specific focus on the formerly operational sawmill.
Despite this there is a feeling within the municipality that these sectors are important for the continued economic and social vitality of the community.
www.metla.fi /hanke/3214/temanord/temasllo.htm   (202 words)

  
 Jokkmokk tours from HBS :: Over 5,000 Tours, Shows Events and Hotels around the world.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jokkmokk tours from HBS :: Over 5,000 Tours, Shows Events and Hotels around the world.
Travel a short trip through Jokkmokk and see some of the landmarks of this northern Swedish city.
Leave Jokkmokk station and travel to the river where you will become one with nature, marvelling at the picturesque views before you, and enjoying a quiet and serene experience in Sweden's northern region.
www.4hbs.co.uk /hbs-tours/Jokkmokk.html   (653 words)

  
 Jokkmokk Municipality -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jokkmokk is a (An urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government) Municipality in (Click link for more info and facts about Norrbotten County) Norrbotten County, in northern (A Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula) Sweden.
The municipality covers an area of 18143.4 (Click link for more info and facts about km²) km².
The (Click link for more info and facts about population density) population density of the community is 0.3 inhabitants per km².
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/jokkmokk_municipality.htm   (127 words)

  
 Körkort i Jokkmokk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jokkmokks Trafikskola i Jokkmokk erbjuder två-veckors intensivkurser för att ta körkort.
Teorin skriver du här i Jokkmokk under dina två veckor men sen måste du vänta lite med uppkörningen.
Den kan du göra på hemmaplan eller återkomma för att göra här i Jokkmokk.
www.jokkmokkhostel.com /drive.html   (81 words)

  
 Study Abroad & Cultural Immersion with Languages Abroad - Jokkmokk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
A Sámi village is an economic association of reindeer owners and they have their own flag, national holidays and national song.
Finally you will eat well in Jokkmokk, the local specialties from Lapland include reindeer, moose and bear meat; capercaillie and ptarmigan are common forest birds; alpine char and salmon trout come from nearby lakes and rivers; berries and mushrooms are picked in the beautiful fall.
In addition to learning about the Swedish language, culture and society, students also enjoy living in Jokkmokk and participating in Swedish life.
www.languagesabroad.com /countries/jokkmokk.html   (1181 words)

  
 *** JOKKMOKKS TURISTBYRÅ ***   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jokkmokks Kommun ligger på Polcirkeln och är till ytan Sveriges näst största kommun.
Självklart bor och äter man gott i Jokkmokk.
Under sommaren kan du resa till Jokkmokk med Inlandsbanan.
www.turism.jokkmokk.se   (167 words)

  
 Jokkmokk : Planning a Trip | Frommers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
However, three trains make the run from Stockholm to Murjek, a town lying 60km (37 miles) to the south of Jokkmokk.
From Murjek, you can take one of three buses a day for the final lap into Jokkmokk.
By Bus -- There is one scheduled bus per day from Luleå to Jokkmokk, which is timed to meet the plane's arrival.
www.frommers.com /destinations/jokkmokk/3275010002.html   (210 words)

  
 To do in Jokkmokk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jokkmokk town district is the second largest district in Sweden, with an area of 19,474 km2 it takes some time to view it.
At least we try to give you some tip on what to see and do in Jokkmokk and in other parts of the district.
Jokkmokk hostel is situated in central Jokkmokk in a big thickly wooded garden, next neighbor is the vicarage and across the street you will find the Tourist information wich used to be a hotel called Engelmark.
www.jokkmokkhostel.com /english/activ.html   (280 words)

  
 Samefolket, february 1998.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The market in Jokkmokk have been held every year for several hundred years.
In the old days it was an opportunity for the Sami's to meet and barter for necessities.
Most who visits the market in Jokkmokk visits the open air fair in the central parts of this small northern town in Sweden.
www.itv.se /boreale/jokkmo_e.html   (252 words)

  
 CNN.com - A warm weekend in the frigid Arctic - Jan. 20, 2004
Swedish Sami Per-Olov Kuhmunen arrives with his reindeer at the market in Jokkmokk, northern Sweden in 2002.
When Samis, the reindeer-herding indigenous people once known as Lapps, converge on Jokkmokk for the annual winter market, the gray skies and white snow seem to recede, becoming just a background for the finery -- sapphire coats stitched with yellow and orange, caps topped with shimmering crimson plumes.
When a visitor manages to speak, he can arrange a ride on one of the sleds, either a 10-minute jaunt around the lake or an hour's trip through the woods, punctuated by a stop at a "kota" tent for a badly needed cup of coffee or tea, piping hot.
www.cnn.com /2004/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/01/20/sweden.market.ap   (1054 words)

  
 Open Directory - Regional: Europe: Sweden: Norrbotten County: Localities: Jokkmokk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jokkmokk Fishing Guide - Information for sport anglers about fish and fishing waters, licence issues and a clickable map.
Jokkmokk Map - Contains a map of the municipality and streetmaps over Jokkmokk Town, Kåbdalis, Vuollerim, Murjek and Porjus.
Jokkmokk Tourist Information - Official site of the tourist office, with general information, sights, nature reserves and national parks, communications and lodging.
dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/Sweden/Norrbotten_County/Localities/Jokkmokk   (194 words)

  
 Int. Boreal Forest Conference Issues Lubicon Resolution
Attached for your information is a copy of a resolution on the plight of the Lubicon passed by the participants of an International Boreal Forest Conference held in Jokkmokk, Sweden on October 2-4, 1992.
The Jokkmokk Conference was attended by representatives of environmental organizations, human rights organizations, journalists, scientists and aboriginal peoples from Australia, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Group of Independent States, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
The platform adopted by the Jokkmokk Conference makes reference to the frontline role of aboriginal people in defense of the boreal forests of the world and identifies "hot spots" around the world where action must be taken and international attention focused.
www.nisto.com /cree/lubicon/1992/19921014.html   (838 words)

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