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Sarek

National Park
Northern EuropeDesignated in 19091,970 km²
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No marked trails; over 100 glaciers; called the last wilderness in Europe

Area

1,970 km²

Protection category

IUCN II

Parque nacional —

Designated in

1909

Declared in 1909 in Sweden's first wave of national parks — among the earliest in the whole of Europe — Sarek spreads across Swedish Lapland with not a single waymarked trail, no mountain huts and no mobile coverage, which has earned it the name of the last wilderness in Europe. Its relief was carved by more than a hundred active glaciers and six peaks above 2,000 metres, among deep valleys such as Rapadalen. Together with Padjelanta, Muddus and Stora Sjöfallet it forms the Laponian Area World Heritage Site, the ancestral land of the Sami, who still herd reindeer around it. Suitable only for experienced walkers, it is described by its few visitors as a place where you can walk for days without meeting a soul.

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2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.

Sarek: 151 documented species

Mammals14Birds99Reptiles1Amphibians

Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Sweden, where Sarek lies.

Temperate forestTundra / polar

Experiences in this park

Diving and snorkellingBirdwatching

Nearby dive sites

Where can I dive near here?

133 km away

167 km away

Wildlife you can see now

What is worth looking out for this month in Sweden?

Now is a good time: Autumn bird migration at Falsterbo (11 August to 20 November (raptor peak from late August to early October))

Now is a good time: Autumn bird migration at Falsterbo (11 August to 20 November (raptor peak from late August to early October))

Now is a good time: Autumn bird migration at Falsterbo (11 August to 20 November (raptor peak from late August to early October))

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Same country: Sweden

Same country: Sweden

Same country: Sweden

Same country: Sweden

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Region

Northern Europe

Climate

Temperate, Polar / cold

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Area
1,970 km²
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1
Fish7
Insecta22
Arachnida3
Malacostraca2
Clitellata1
Bivalvia1

Threatened:,,,,,

Sweden · Northern Europe
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Saltstraumen

Lofoten (orcas)

Common BuzzardLeast Concern

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Eurasian SparrowhawkLeast Concern

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

European Honey BuzzardLeast Concern

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

National Park

Pieljekaise

Sweden

Moose · Wolverine

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National Park

Söderåsen

Sweden

White-throated Dipper · Eurasian Nuthatch

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National Park

Tyresta

Sweden

Black Woodpecker · Western Capercaillie

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National Park

Färnebofjärden

Sweden

White-tailed Eagle · Grey-headed Woodpecker

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DivingSaltstraumen133 km away
CountrySweden
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See all 151 species found here