Sweden 2016-06 - Rogen

My Scandinavia experience in June 2016 started with a 124 km trek on foot and by packraft through a region that is sometimes referred to as "Grenselandet", as it sits on the border between Sweden and Norway. The core of Grenselandet is made up of a 2000 km² conglomerate of national parks and nature reserves that includes the following areas: Langtjønna, Femundsmarka, Femundslia, Grøvelsjøen, Gutulia, Rogen, Töfsingdalen, Långfjället, Städjan-Nipfjället.

In June 2015 I respectively traveled through Femundslia, Femundsmarka and Rogen. In 2016 on the other hand I crossed Långfjället, Rogen, Femundsmarka and Grøvelsjøen. Focus was mainly on Rogen.

The beauty of Grenselandet is in its remoteness and ruggedness, as one will not find any spectacular fjords, glaciers nor jagged peaks in this area. Grenselandet is to be experienced by being immersed into it, rather than by some superficial sight-seeing.

I spent 8 days in the area and enjoyed lots of dry and sunny weather. Temperature-wise there was a strange contrast between warm days at the beginning and at the end, and a cold snap in the middle where temperature suddenly dropped to 0 - 5 °C.

I crossed the entire Käringsjön lake system by packraft and intended to do the same for the Røa river depression. However, due to cold weather and high winds, I only accomplished part of the latter.

Grövelsjön - Hävlingen - Slagusjön - Storrödtjärnstugan - Tandsjövålen - Käringsjön - Kråksjön - Källsjön - Uthussjön - Öster-Rödsjön - Väster-Rödsjön - Skedbrostugan - Skedbrofjället - Reva - Møllerbua - Litlbuddhåen - Storrundhåen - Kløfthåbua - Røabua - Grøtådalen - Sylen - Grövelsjön