Ahkka mount
- 2. Location Located in northern Sweden inside the national park Stora Sj旦fallet Two trails going through this area, in north Padjelantaleden and further south Kungsleden/The King's Trail The massif twelve individual peaks and ten glaciers ( have ice core ) Not a volcano mount Cold climate Peak : the eighth highest in Sweden
- 3. Often referred as "The Queen of Lapland" as Ahkka means "grandmother" or "goddess" {in which capacity she was also the goddess of love and fertility} in Sapmi language The highest vertical drop found in Sweden , you can see her from almost anywhere in the park, and from the peak the view even better Since the lake below the mountain regulated by a hydroelectric power station, its surface can drop which makes the mountains vertical drop rise About Ahkka
- 4. This 12-peaked massif in Sweden's Stora Sj旦fallet National Park regarded as holy in the indigenous Sami tradition. The name translate to "old woman" in the Sami language, and it often relevant to the "Queen of Lapland" For others : freeride skiing paradise number one and one of the most popular hiking areas in Summer Some hikers make it distinctive by sense of awe and mystique Why Ahkka is a holy mount
- 5. The Sami one of the worlds indigenous people with their respective language, culture and customs that differ from the societies around them. And a tip from us; put a smile on the face of a Sami by calling them just that and referring to their land as S叩pmi The Sami ancestral lands span an area of approximately 388,350 km2 (150,000 sq. mi.) They dont have any issue with tourists and there is not any controversy surrounding with regard to tourism Sami people