Official Name: | Tärendö |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Pajala Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Norrbotten County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Norrbotten |
Area Total Km2: | 0.39 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 208 |
Population Density Km2: | 527 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 67.3333°N 59°W |
Website: | http://www.tarendo.nu |
Tärendö (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈtæ̌rːɛndœ/, Täräntö)[2] is a small locality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 208 inhabitants in 2000. It is located at the Kalix River and the bifurcation Tärendö River.
The village was probably founded around year 1620. The largest employer today is the saw mill. The nearest airports are Pajala Airport, 28 km away and Gällivare Airport, 101 km away.
A well known person from Tärendö is the Olympic gold medalist in cross-country skiing Charlotte Kalla.[3] There is also a line of IKEA furniture named after the village.