Official Name: | Jäkkvik |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Arjeplog Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Norrbotten County |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Jäckvik (pronounced pronounced as /sv/) or Jäkkvik is a mountain hamlet in Arjeplog municipality on Swedish national road 95 (Silver Road). It is located near Pieljekaise National Park and about 20 km south of the Arctic Circle. Jäckvik has a lodge and a ski run.Continuing north along Swedish National Road 95, towards the border with Norway, there is the nearby tourist facilities Vuoggatjålme and the lake Vuoggatjålmjaure.
The Swedish priest Lars Levi Læstadius was born in Jäckvik.