Mount Ahkka is a 12-peaked massif located in northern Sweden's Stora Sjöfallet National Park. It is regarded as holy by the indigenous Sami people, as the name "Ahkka" translates to "old woman" in the Sami language. The mountain is often referred to as the "Queen of Lapland" and offers stunning views from its peaks. It also provides a freeride skiing paradise and is a popular hiking destination in the summer.

1. Mount Ahkka
Ahkka Mountain

2. Location
● Located in northern Sweden inside the
national park Stora Sjöfallet
● Two trails going through this area, in
north Padjelantaleden and further
south Kungsleden/The King's Trail
● The massif twelve individual peaks and
ten glaciers ( have ice core )
● Not a volcano mount
● Cold climate
● Peak : the eighth highest in Sweden

3. ● Often referred as "The Queen of Lapland" as
Ahkka means "grandmother" or "goddess" {in
which capacity she was also the goddess of love
and fertility} in Sapmi language
● The highest vertical drop found in Sweden , you
can see her from almost anywhere in the park,
and from the peak the view even better
● Since the lake below the mountain
regulated by a hydroelectric power station,
its surface can drop which makes the
mountains vertical drop rise
About Ahkka

4. ● This 12-peaked massif in Sweden's Stora
Sjöfallet National Park regarded as holy
in the indigenous Sami tradition. The
name translate to "old woman" in the
Sami language, and it often relevant to
the "Queen of Lapland"
● For others : freeride skiing paradise
number one and one of the most
popular hiking areas in Summer
● Some hikers make it distinctive by sense
of awe and mystique
Why Ahkka is a
holy mount

5. ● The Sami one of the world’s indigenous people with
their respective language, culture and customs that
differ from the societies around them. And a tip
from us; put a smile on the face of a Sami by calling
them just that and referring to their land as Sápmi
● The Sami ancestral lands span an area of
approximately 388,350 km2 (150,000 sq. mi.)
● They don’t have any issue with tourists and there is
not any controversy surrounding with regard to
tourism
Sami people

6. sources
http://www.summitpost.org/ahkka/207088
http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Ahkka
https://sverigesnationalparker.se/en/choose-park---list/stora-sjofallet--stuor-muorkke-national-park/se-och-
gora/viewpoints-and-mountains/
http://imagebank.sweden.se/ahkka+mountain/northern+sweden/stora+sj%25C3%25B6fallet+national+park
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