Kurravaara

Kurravaara is a village 12 km north of Kiruna in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 57 inhabitants in 2005.
It is the first village on the Torne (Finnish and [Swedish river)|Torne River] near lake Kallojärvi at 322 meter and is also close to the Rautas River.
Near the end of the 17th century, copper was found in Shangeli and a foundry was placed at what was to become Kurravaara.
It is now a popular place for people who want to live close to nature but also close to Kiruna.