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RIKSGRÄNSEN

📍Riksgransen, Norrbotten, Sweden

🏔️ Expert Paradise🧗 Backcountry Access💎 Hidden Gem🏞️ Scenic CruiserIndependent☀️ Year-round destination

Illustration: Mountain Pow editorial team · Mountain Pow original illustration · Illustration details

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Vertical drop
1,148 ft*
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Skiable terrain
500 acres*
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Avg snowfall
200 in*
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Lifts
6
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Editor's Pick

Restaurant Lapplandia for dinner at the hotel, or Lappis at the foot of the mountain for a casual lunch.

THE FOOD SCENE

Compare the picks below by cuisine, setting and location. Each venue’s page has its current menu and service arrangements.

DINING PICKS

3 curated spots for eating and drinking at Riksgränsen

Location:
Vibe:

On-Mountain Dining

On-Mountain

1 pick

Mountain-station restaurant and bar

Låktatjåkko Mountain Station Restaurant

A separate mountain outing near Björkliden

🏔️Adventure Dining🛖Mountain Hut

Låktatjåkko is a mountain station with a restaurant and bar, roughly 9 km from Björkliden and 15 km from Riksgränsen.

Why We Like It

Make a separate mountain outing of the meal. Confirm the station is staffed, your route and your return arrangements before setting out.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-31

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Base Area

2 picks

$$$$Earlier budget guideRegional restaurant and lounge

Restaurant Lapplandia

Hotell Riksgränsen, Riksgränsen

🏨Hotel Dining🍷Fine Dining

Restaurant Lapplandia serves breakfast, lounge dishes and à la carte meals at the resort hotel, with an emphasis on local ingredients.

Why We Like It

A useful evening table if you are staying at the resort. Reserve dinner ahead and use the lounge for a lighter meal.

Reservations recommended
Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Without current field-level confirmation: price guide.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-31

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Casual Swedish and international cooking

Lappis

Foot of Riksgränsfjället, Riksgränsen

🍔Casual🍺Après Bar

Lappis serves hearty lunch dishes at the foot of the mountain and hosts après-ski during the season.

Why We Like It

An easy place for a mixed group to meet after skiing. Check the day’s program for music or evening events.

Sources & planning details

Checked: identity, location, cuisine type, description, recommendation details, website.

Supporting source ↗ · checked 2026-10-31

Visit website
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Plan your meal

Check whether your chosen venue takes reservations or uses a walk-in waitlist. For mountain dining, plan around lift access and service times.

Sources & planning context

Historical planning figures · Figures marked * come from earlier references and may differ from current resort figures.

Other names · Riksgransen, Riksgranser

Use the picks for atmosphere, cuisine and location; the restaurant’s own page has current menus and service times.

Typically mid February to late June

A broad planning range from the historical guide, conditions permitting. Use the operator’s schedule for your travel dates.

Official schedules & conditions ↗
Schedule source ↗Official resort ↗
Summer and winter destination
Yes
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Beyond winter
Self-guided mountain and lake hikes or guided Riksgränsen Hidden Gems walks.
Source ↗ · Oct 25, 2026
Official website
https://riksgransen.se/en/
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Lifts
6
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Runs
16
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026
Night skiing
Scheduled · 2026–27 · 22:00–00:30 · Fridays and Sundays, April 30–May 21, 2027 · The lower chair closes at 00:30 and upper chair at 00:15; weather and snow can change operations.
Source ↗ · Oct 27, 2026

Historical mountain figures awaiting field-level confirmation: Vertical drop (ft), Skiable area (acres), Reported average snowfall (in), Base elevation (ft), Summit elevation (ft), Longest run (mi).

Individual listings retain their own sources and check dates. A source check covers only the named details; it does not confirm availability. Snowfall averages describe climate, not a forecast.

Riksgränsen winter operations ↗The operator schedules February 18–May 23 for winter 2027, with separate late-April and May night sessions, subject to snow and weather. · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Travel to Riksgränsen ↗The resort is accessible by rail on the Kiruna–Narvik corridor and by road. Kiruna-area bus transfers have their own booking and pickup arrangements. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Riksgränsen heliskiing ↗Mountain Guide Travel arranges separately booked helicopter skiing with certified mountain guides. The group’s ability and conditions determine the route. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Riksgränsen mountain status ↗The resort lists pistes, off-piste zones and lift operation separately. Marked runs include Gränsleden 1, Gränsleden 2 and Lämmeln. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Riksgränsen - Vi öppnar dörren till något större - För Alltid Fri ↗Hotell Riksgränsen · sängen bäddad · frukosten dukad · alla bekvämligheter nära till hands · vintersäsong 2027 · Checked Oct 27, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Riksgränsen · places to stay ↗The resort identifies Meteorologen Ski Lodge as boutique lodging with its own restaurant and distinguishes it from the apartment hotel. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Riksgränsen · accommodation ↗Apartment hotel offers simple kitchens and drying cabinets near the main hotel and slopes. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Katterjokk Turiststation · rooms and facilities ↗Two-, four- and six-bed rooms at Katterjokk, with private or shared small kitchens, a common room and log sauna. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Swedish Tourist Association · STF Abisko Turiststation ↗Abisko National Park base opposite Abisko Turiststation railway station, with rooms, Keron hostel and cabins. Guests have kitchen, sauna, laundry and drying facilities. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Riksgränsen private ski lessons ↗The 2026 private program met at the sport information desk at Hotell Riksgränsen, with tailored ski instruction and private snowboard sessions by request. Its dates apply to 2026 only. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Riksgränsen guided ski touring ↗The operator describes a full-day tour. Its guide chooses the route for snow and weather. Participants need off-piste experience and fitness for several hours of climbing. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Riksgränsen departmental contacts ↗The resort directs activity and shop inquiries to its local departments and announces the resort’s 2027 reopening. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Riksgränsen Sports Shop & Rental ↗The shop plans to reopen for winter 2027 with downhill, touring and splitboard rental categories, separately rentable avalanche kits and a workshop. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

Riksgränsen restaurants ↗Restaurant Lapplandia serves breakfast, lounge food and à la carte dining. Lappis serves casual food and seasonal après at the foot of Riksgränsfjället. Låktatjåkko Mountain Station has a restaurant and bar in the mountains near Björkliden. · Checked Oct 31, 2026. This check covers these details only.

  • Riksgränsen — Winter opening hours ↗

    Riksgränsen directly publishes its 2027 season and dated Friday-and-Sunday night-ski schedule.

  • What to see and do in Riksgränsen ↗

    Self-guided mountain and lake hikes or guided Riksgränsen Hidden Gems walks.

  • Riksgränsen resort history ↗

    The first-party Riksgränsen resort history page states the asserted mountain facts. Metric source values are stored in the site's rounded imperial display units.

  • Riksgränsen — Skiing and Trails ↗

    Riksgränsen states that it has 16 slopes.

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