Late August, fall is here, streets in Umeå turned to red. It’s not the tree leaves yet, but the edible berries of mountain ash (rowan).
Underground explosions are part of the normal operation of LKAB. The controlled blasts between 1:15-1:45 am smash the rocks in the ducts, then they remove the fumes by a few hours of ventilaton and the morning shift starts to processes…
Only guided tours for ~500 kr. The company was founded in 1890. Has been the engine of the Swedish economy ever since. Started open-pit mining of two mountains; closed down Luossavaara in the 60s and went underground on Kirunavaara. Now…
The national park of the Swedish High Coast. The west entrance seemed to be more accessible by public transport: from Ume took the train to Örnsköldsvik then bus number 50 and walked 3 km from the highway to the entrance….