The people and the mountain – about life at the foot of Kebnekaise

What does life and everyday life look like around Sweden’s highest mountain?

The people and the mountain – about life at the foot of Kebnekaise

Swedish Radio meets the people who live and work next to the Kebnekaise mountain range where the glaciers are melting and climate change is becoming more noticeable.

REXSAC researcher, Gunhild “Ninis” Rosqvist, among others describe life and the environment in the Tarfala Valley, one of REXSAC’s case study areas.

For Swedish speakers, listen in!

 

Photo right: Professor Gunhild “Ninis” Rosqvist is the leader of Tarfala Research Station, run by the Stockholm University. Credit: Pia Eriksson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The surroundings around Kebnekaise mountain station Credit: Pernilla Kommes / Massa Media
The surroundings around Kebnekaise mountain station Credit: Pernilla Kommes / Massa Media

 

 

Kebnekaise mountain station Credit: Pernilla Kommes / Massa Media
Kebnekaise mountain station Credit: Pernilla Kommes / Massa Media

 

 

The trail between Nikkaluokta and Kebnekaise mountain station Credit: Pernilla Kommes / Massa Media
The trail between Nikkaluokta and Kebnekaise mountain station Credit: Pernilla Kommes / Massa Media

 

 

The so-called "Spelbacken" in the Tarfa Valley is notorious to cause problems for those who travel in the valley with a heavy load. Credit: Pernilla Kommes / Mass Media
The so-called “Spelbacken” in the Tarfa Valley is notorious to cause problems for those who travel in the valley with a heavy load. Credit: Pernilla Kommes / Mass Media

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