SAS (tel. 0770/72-77-27) flies twice daily from Stockholm (flight time: 95 min.). The airport is a 15-minute drive north of the town center; a Flygbuss operates periodically, or a taxi is 350SEK ($70/£35) each way. Two or three trains per day make the 16-hour trip to the center of Gällivare, a major rail junction. From here, you can change trains to Kiruna, a trip of 1 1/2 hours. For schedules and information, phone tel. 0771/75-75-75. There's also daily bus service between Gällivare and Kiruna. Contact Länstrafiken at tel. 0926/756-80. From Gällivare, continue northwest along E10.
Contact the Kiruna Turistbyrå, Lars Janssons Vagen 17 (tel. 0980/188-80; www.lappland.se), open from June 15 to August 20 Monday to Friday 8:30am to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 8:30am to 6pm; from August 21 to June 14 Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm, Saturday 8:30am to 2:30pm.