Nightfall

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On top of Kiruna's ski hill you can see the whole town, still mostly untouched by the mines activity for now...
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"Sometimes we didn't see the sun for 4 or 5 months" says Börje Lageholm who worked in the mine for 16 years of his life.
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Tourists can also go into the mine. At the level of 540m underground there is a museum, a visitors mine and even a cafe.
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Kiruna's old fire station built in 1910 is one of many buildings that either have to move or disappear.
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Youth of Kiruna
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`Elle-Nora and her family on their way to a traditional christmas dinner. They will enjoy a lot of traditional and home made food like reindeer and self-caught fish.
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Sami families gathering in the 'coral' to catch some of their reindeer in Jukkasjärvi.
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The oldest family member of a local sami family knows best how to prepare the reindeer.
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Ali Reza Nazari is 15 years old and came from Afghanistan to Sweden one year ago. He now lives with a teachers of one of the local schools in Kiruna. Ali tells that, " After three months of living in Sweden one of my friends asked me why I still speak english. Now after a year, I speak Swedish very well and I can attend an ordinary Swedish school."
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Cars have to be kept warm to prevent them from disappearing into the fresh powder snow.
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Explorers and expeditioners
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Explorers and expeditioners
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Explorers and expeditioners
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