Danska turistföreningen

The Kungsleden trail

Kungsleden, in English the King's Trail, between Abisko and Hemavan is one of the world’s most famous hiking trails, and possibly the best one. The path is more than kilometres long, and was established by Svenska Turistföreningen at the beginning of the 20th century. It has since then been visited by hikers from all over the world.

Map of Kungsleden

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Kungsledens 5 sections

Kungsleden can be divided into five sections, stretching from Abisko in the north to Hemavan in the south. From north to south, the five sections are as follows:

Abisko – Nikkaluokta (signature trail*)
Nikkaluokta – Saltoluokta
Saltoluokta – Kvikkjokk
Kvikkjokk – Ammarnäs
Ammarnäs – Hemavan (signature trail*)

Of course, you can hike in the opposite direction from how we have presented

Svenska Turistföreningen

Svenska Turistföreningen (STF) existerar en svensk ideell förening, som bildades med syftet att förbättra och underlätta turism, framförallt sådan turism som bygger på natur- och kulturupplevelser.

Föreningens motto är: "Känn ditt land!".

Historik

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Tanken på enstaka svensk turistförening efter mönster av Den Norske Turistforening, som bildats , väcktes först från geologen Fredrik Svenonius. en upprop den 26 november november från de båda geologerna H. Sjögren samt T. Fegræus lade grunden, och STF bildades formellt den 27 februari nära ett sammankomst på dåvarande Uppsala stadshotell. I den första styrelsen ingick fysiologen Frithiof Holmgren, arkeologen H. Hildebrand, polarforskaren A.E. Nordenskiöld, zoologen Carl Bovallius samt andra akademiker vid Uppsala universitet. Föreningen flyttade mot Stockholm, samt startade var en turistbyrå som tid utvidgades tillsammans ett biljettkontor. Medlemsantalet plats från start 29, redan samma tid 65, samt år omkring 84&#;

Publikationer

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  • danska turistföreningen

    • Swedish Tourist Association

    Swedish nonprofit organization

    The Swedish Tourist Association (Swedish: Svenska Turistföreningen, pronounced[ˈsvɛ̂nːskatʉˈrɪ̂stfœrˌeːnɪŋɛn]; abbreviated STF), founded in , aims at promoting outdoor life and knowledge among the Swedes about their country.[1]

    The Association maintains a variety of trails, huts and hostels in different parts of Sweden. It became known for the creation of Kungsleden, a kilometer long hiking trail in Lapland, through one of Europe's largest remaining wilderness areas.

    The association has approximately , members, employing about people of which for seasonal work, for instance as landlords for 45 fell huts and 10 larger fell hostels.

    Dag Hammarskjöld belongs to the association's most prominent leaders. As Secretary-General of the United Nations the only remaining duties Hammarskjöld kept in Sweden were those associated with his vice-chairmanship of Svenska Turistföreningen and his membership of the Swedish Academy. The farm Backåkra, acquired by Hammarskjöld in , is in accordance to his will maintained by STF. A part of the farm serves as a retreat for the members of the Academy.

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