Tärendö Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 . . xls . Swedish . 2010-03-02.
  2. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 26.
  3. Web site: Charlotte Kalla. Internet Movie Database. 8 April 2016.