Ritsem

The area falls within the Swedish Lapland, and is home to the Sámi people during the reindeer migration.

The town contains a 320 megawatt hydroelectric power plant, which sits inside a 16 km artificial tunnel connecting lake Sitasjaure to the Akkajaure reservoir.

[1] Ritsem has a subarctic climate that is significantly moderated by the North Atlantic Current.

Ritsem's all-time low temperature record for June is lower than any other of the 100 stations featured in the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute's monthly reports before 1981.

[2] By the time Atlantic low-pressure systems take effect in late autumn, temperatures are far milder compared to further east, and even some areas further south.