Abisko Scientific Research Station

Research infrastructure is is owned by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat.

Contact

Station manager Magnus Augner: magnus.augner[at]polar.se

Location

The station is located about 200 km north of the Arctic Circle and  approximately 385 m a.s.l., on the south shore of the lake Torneträsk. 
It is situated in a 46-hectare nature reserve bordering the Abisko National Park, which covers 75 km2. The station is located  in birch forest and the nearby area offers a great variety in topography, geomorphology, geology, and climate, as well as flora and fauna.

Website

https://www.polar.se/en/research-support/abisko-scientific-research-station/
https://eu-interact.org/field-sites/abisko-scientific-resarch-station/

Facilities

The station can host almost 80 visitors. Accommodation is available in 28 double rooms and seven 4-bed-rooms. In addition, there are also laboratories, offices, workshops and lecture theaters. Meals are either prepared by the visiting scientists themselves in one of the self-catering kitchens available at the station or, during the tourist season, obtainable at tourist hotels and guest houses within 15 minutes walk. In the nearby village Abisko, there is a equipped grocery store.

Availability for access

Main field season: October-May.

Time frame for access preparation

For additional information please visit:
https://www.polar.se/en/research-support/abisko-scientific-research-station/apply-for-research/

Permits, licenses and training

For any study that may have a significant effect on the environment, you may need to apply for a permit from the Norrbotten County Administrative Board/Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten (https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/norrbotten.html).
Further, permits are required for work planned to be conducted in protected areas (e.g. national parks, nature reserves, bird sanctuaries) or work that requires the construction or installation of permanent structures or buildings. The process of obtaining a permit may take time. For questions about permits, please contact the Norrbotten County Administrative Board directly and submit your application to ANS well in advance of the start of the project.

Medical guidelines

No medical requirements.