Sulitjelma (Norwegian), Sulisjielmmá (Lule Sami),[3] or Sulitelma (Swedish) is a village in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.

Sulitjelma is situated in a lush inland valley at an elevation of 140 metres (460 ft) above sea level.

It is located on the shore of Langvatnet lake, about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of the town of Fauske.

Winters in Sulitjelma have reliable snow cover and are on average 2 °C (3.6 °F) colder than in the town of Fauske.

In 1887, the Swedish industrialist and entrepreneur Nils Persson (1836-1916) bought the mineral rights to those findings and the mining era began.

[6] [7] Sulitjelma Gruber was founded in 1891 as a Norwegian limited company to mine the area's minerals.