Nattavaara is a minor locality in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County in the province of Lapland in Sweden.

[1] Nattavaara is located 53 kilometres (33 mi) by road south of municipal seat Gällivare.

When the construction of the Iron Ore Line in 1887 reached the Råne river the settlement Nattavaara station was established on the pine heath west of the Råne river, about 5 km from the original village on the mountain, Nattavaara by.

[4] The settlement Nattavaara has a station on the rail line between Stockholm and Narvik in Nordland, Norway.

Winters are long, dark and cold with an extensive snow cover, whereas the midnight sun in summer is accompanied by temperatures of about 20 °C (68 °F) on average.