Pajala

Pajala is a small town in Tornedalen in the province of Norrbotten in Norrland, Sweden, by the Finnish border.

Pajala features in a novel Popular Music from Vittula (Swedish: Populärmusik från Vittula) by Mikael Niemi and the film Popular Music based on the novel. It is a story of growing up in rural Sweden during the early 1960s.

• Pajala Tourist Office, Pajala Turism & Evenemang, Malmen, ☏ +46 978-10015, fax: +46 978-714 41, info@pajalaturism.bd.se. M-F 08:00-16:00. 

The sundial in the centre is the biggest sundial in the world. There you can read the history on a board.

• 🌍 Laestadiusmuseet, Laestadiusvägen 38, ☏ +46 978-75880. Museum dedicated to Lars Levi Laestadius who founded the Laestadian pietist revival movement in the mid-19th century. (updated Feb 2018)
• 🌍 Jupukka - One of the points on the world heritage listed Struve Geodetic Arc. Follow the highway 99 north of Pajala for a couple kilometers, it will pass near the Jupukka, a hill with an altitude of 277 m ASL, and the middle point of Jupukka Nature reserve. There's a signposted smaller road off the highway to a parking area from where there is a steep path up to the summit.

• 🌍 Hotell Smedjan, Fridhemsvägen 1, ☏ +46 978-10815. (updated Feb 2018)

• Pajala Internet Café, Kengisgatan 6, ☏ +4697815463. Here you can come and enjoy good internet connection on new modern computers. They also sell tasty snacks and pizza. (updated Jun 2016)