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The Arjeplog TimesFRee every Friday Friday January 9, 2015no. 2

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New Team Playing on Normal Ice Tracks

Conditions for the track makers are not always so easy. Here a snow-blower is clearing the ice on Lake Uddjaur and visibility is near zero.

Car testers and the weather are the two things on all the track makers minds at the moment. The companies testing in Arjeplog want the ice tracks to be ready yesterday, but in reality, the climate does not always help them.

Alf Sundström from Cartest says that the conditions for making the ice tracks are normal, they are not fantastic but they are not the worst either. All their tracks are open but they still cannot use the really heavy equipment and that is a bit frustrating.

Alf says he is very happy that his cli-ents have come earlier than usual, but on the other hand it is more stressful.

Icemakers, Colmis and SIS Sweden report basically the same thing about the lake tracks. They have all opened most of the tracks, except the ones for heavy vehicles.

For BOSCH at Vaitoudden things are different this season and more interesting. The company SIS Sweden, are taking care of their facilities and making and maintaining the tracks. Jakob Hellkvist who is responsible for the tracks and buildings at Vaitoudden

says, “Knock on wood but so far we are doing very well”. He says that of course they have the same problems as everyone else in the business, with occasional warm weather (blida) and snow that keeps coming at the wrong time.

Site manager Kenneth Wallbom told us that all their lake tracks are in good working condition and that everything is going well for SIS.

He explained that both he and Jakob Hellkvist have been involved in car testing for many years.

Kenneth started working with Jörgen Stenberg in 1998 and has been follow-ing him around the world, so he is not new to this business.

The new season begins with conditions that are normal and there is a new team playing on the ice.

Jakob Hellkvist is the manager of the tracks and build-ings at SiS Sweden.

Both Wallbom and Hellkvist come from Småland in the south of Sweden and have been friends since their school days. Both say that they really like what they have seen so far of Arjeplog and Kenneth has moved here on a permanent basis.

Kenneth Wall-bom, SIS, is the site manager of Vaitoudden for BOSCH. SIS Sweden replaces ATM who looked after BOSCH for the past ten years.

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CAr teSt COMPANIeS

Arctic Food at AirportArvidsjaur Airporthealth Care Centre

ArvIDSJAurArJePLOGArJePLOG’S KOMMuN

Argentis

Arjeplogs eltjänst

Arjeplog test Management

Cartest

Cold Spot Facilities

Colmis Proving Ground

Coop supermarket

Direkten, Kalles Kiosk

experience Arjeplog

Fixar’n

Flinkfeldts Buss

Galtis Ski resort

harry’s & Frasses

health Care Centre

hornavan hotell

hotell Lyktan

hotell Silverhatten

ICA supermarket

Icemakers

Järnia-Granns hardware & sports

Jutis Moose village

Kraja

Lena’s Fish Shop

Leon’s Steakhouse & Sports bar

Nina’s Boutique

Pizzeria verona

restaurang vuogga

Silver Museum & tourist Info

SiS Sweden

Swedish Church in Arjeplog

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If you or your company would like to be a partner of the Arjeplog times, please contact Illona or Johan,

tel 0961-616 88 or [email protected]. We thank our partners for their solidarity, their belief in the

need of the paper and their financial contribution.

Friday January 9

Sunrise: 9.58Sunset: 13.51Length of day: 3 hours 53 minutes

Each time we welcome a new year it feels great. Especially at my age, perhaps. When you’re old enough to know a little about life but still young

enough to be able to do all the things that you want to do. When you are old enough to not care about people around you having other opinions. When you see your children growing up and doing well. And to be happy.

The world is changing and our view of the world also changes. We travel more and we are moving around across the world in a completely different pattern

to 25 years ago. My children speak better English at the age of 12 and 13 than I did when I was 20. They hang out with friends they meet online and they find it easy to talk to them and to make new contacts. Sometimes, this is not good at all. Not everyone that is hidden behind an anonymous screen is nice. But many times they develop fine relation-ships, giving them opportunities to meet in many places of the world, to share experiences and to be together.

Sweden is and will remain an open country. Today we have both the space and the capability to be a safe haven for people in need and to accommodate those

who need help. From ancient times we have been welcoming people from other cultures to Arjeplog. You can see traces of this at the Silver Museum where the findings are displayed, findings that were often dug up in unexpected places in our kommun (municipality).

That could be the reason why we are so happy to welcome you who come to work here for a season or two or more. Or maybe it is because we are

genuinely curious about you. We want to know more about you and your family, about what made you take the path you took, what you see that you think is good here and with the locals. As well as what could be improved. I am afraid that we are a municipality with too little money, so we can never meet all your requirements. But we can continue to evolve, to be an even more welcoming place.

Each autumn and every new year gives us a chance for a new start. Each time the winter test season kicks off also gives us the opportunity to welcome our old

friends back and to greet new friends, which we are very happy to do. Welcome!

New Year & New Test Season

Britta Flinkfeldt Jansson, Mayor of Arjeplog

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◗ Arjeplogs eltjänst All electrical work as well as networks for telephones & computers. Tel 0961-10240.

◗ church of sweden Parish of Arjeplog. Church services on Sundays at 11.00. Open every day 8-16.

◗ cold spot fAcilities Testing facilities for rent, short and long-term. Workshops, offices, tracks. Magnus Holmgren tel 070-641 9998, Rickard Larsson tel 070-635 8110.

◗ colmis proving ground One of the leading facilities for winter testing, providing total service: tracks, workshops and offices within a fenced area. We also arrange accommodation. Tel 0961-720 100. www.colmis.com.

◗ coop Konsum supermArKet Open: Every day 8-21. Fresh bread, grilled chicken, fruit and vegetables, organic produce, mineral water, rental of DVD-films, and lots more.

◗ direKten, KAlles KiosK Sweets, soft drinks, office material, postcards, stamps, newspapers and books. Swedish Sim cards. Lotto. Mon-Fri 9-20, Sat 9-18, Sun 12-18. Drottninggatan, tel 0961-103 44.

◗ experience Arjeplog To book snow-mobile events and activities: Joakim, tel 0961-101 02 or 070-551 1779. Visit our shop at the entrance to Kraja: clothes, spare parts and accessories for snow-mobiles. Open from 10th Jan 8-17. [email protected]

◗ fixAr’n Tyres and repairs, wheel alignments. Everything for your cars. Tow-truck 24-hour service: Tel 070-510 5525. We can fix anything! Industrivägen 6. Tel 0961-615 09.

◗ flinKfeldts Buss Transfer to/from Arvidsjaur Airport, to book, tel 0771-100110. Direct tel to Airport bus: 0706-40 44 25. Bus tours. Email: [email protected].

◗ gAltis sKi resort Open Saturdays and Sundays 10-16. Rental of equipment, restaurant. 11 km fr central Arjeplog. Tel lift: 440 26, office 0961-109 08. www.galtis.se

◗ hotell lyKtAn Hotel and conference in centre of town. Tel 0961-612 10, Fax 101 50.

◗ icA supermArKet Fruit and vegetables, also organic. Salad bar (10-18), fresh bread every day, grilled meat, mineral water and lots more. Post office services. Mon-Fri 9-20, Sat & Sun 9-18. On facebook: Ica Nära Arjeplog.

◗ icemAKers Test tracks on lake ice and land. Cold chambers for cars & heavy vehicles. Info: 0961-329 00, Karin or Katarina.www.icemakers.se

◗ moose sAfAri i jutis Moose safari on snow-mobiles. Start Jutis, 25 minutes by car from Arjeplog along the Silver Road. 900 kr/person including coffee, tea, sandwich. Money-back guarantee. To book, phone Tony, tel 076-778 0240. www.jutis.se

◗ järniA, grAnns Hardware shop, kitchenware, tools, shav-ers. Sports department with large selection of equipment and clothes, Storgatan 9. Tel 0961-101 70.

◗ ninA’s Boutique Woollen caps, warm underwear, gloves, mittens, padded (ski)pants. Tradition al Swedish woollen cardigans. Fashion clothes. Torggatan. Tel 0961-103 04.

◗ silver museum & tourist informAtion Mon-Fri: 10-17, Sat 10-14. Jan 25 - March 29 also on Sunday 16-18. Exhibitions, multi-media show, souvenirs, tourist information. Entrance to museum: 80 kronor. Tel 0961-145 00. www.silvermuseet.se

◗ vuoggAtjålme on the arctic circle. Restaurant Vuogga, accommodation, helicopter tours, snow-mobile rental and guided tours. For info: 0961-107 15.

◗ Arctic food At ArvidsjAur Airport Fish and meat from Lapland. New shop in the departure hall. Open Mondays and Fridays. Eva Wallin tel 070-644 4941. [email protected]

◗ ArvidsjAur Airport Flights to & from Arlanda, Stockholm. Charter flights to/from Munich, Hahn, Hannover, Stuttgart. Cafeteria/lunch restaurant. Info: tel 0960-17380.

Arjeplog

Useful Information

◗ deutsch-schwedische hAndelsKAmmer, Ihr Partner im Schwedengeschäft, tel 08-6651800. www.handelskammer.se.

◗ flycAr Direct flights to and from Arvidsjaur and Stuttgart, Frankfurt-Hahn, Munich, Hannover. www.fly-car.de.

◗ iglootel new this year, at Kraja in Arjeplog. Opens January 18.

Arvidsjaur

General Info

Health Care CentreAmbulance: tel 112Arjeplog: Emergency: Tel 0961-148 0224 hours a day, 7 days a week. Always phone this number first and explain your problem, the medical staff on duty will help you.Doctor on duty: Mon-Fri 7.30-21, Sat & Sun 12-18. Other times, there is always a doctor on duty in Arvids jaur.Arvidsjaur health centre tel 0960-57501.

What’s on ?

• pub evening at Harrys. Open until 02.00.

• ‘Planka’ Planked beef steak or salmon at Kraja. 17-22. Book a table tel 0961-315 00. 195 kr incl beer or glass of wine, 145 kr incl. alcohol-free beverage.

saturday, January 10

• live music with the duo ‘Buddies’ at Hotell Silverhatten, 22–02.00. Free entrance.

• pub evening at Harrys. 22-02.

sunday, January 11

• sunday Brunch at Silverhatten, 11–14. 80 kr.

• sunday café at Kraja. 14–18. Buffet of cakes, cookies pastries, coffee and tea 85 kr.

• innebandy (floorball) match at 16.40. Arjeplogs sports hall. Price: 50 kr.

• snowmobile tours 12–14. 2 hours 1650 kr. For tours on other days, contact Joakim, Experience Arjeplog, tel 0961-101 02 or 070-551 1779.

• speedcar xtrem on the ice tracks at Experience Arjeplog at entrance to Kraja 14–18, 500 kr. www.experiencearjeplog.se

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Where to Eat & DrinkArjeplog

frAsses Fast food every day 11–20. Pizza, also take away. Drottninggatan 2. Tel 0961-10101. hArrys Varied menu, pizza, à la carte every eve-ning 18-22.30. Cosy pub open to 02.00 Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Drottninggatan 2. Tel 0961-101 06. hornAvAn hotell Lunch: Mon-Fri 11-14 starting Tues Jan 13. 90 kr. Lunchcoupons 10 for 855 kr, 5 for 430 kr. À la carte: Jan 12, 13, 14 at 18-22. Thursday: Planka. Catering and wilderness dinner in Saami hut. www.hornavanhotell.se Tel 0961-777 100. hotell silverhAtten Lunch: Mon-Sat 11-14. 80 kr. Classic menu: every day 11-23. À la carte: every evening 19-23. Sunday brunch 11-14. 80 kr. Tel 0961-107 70. KrAjA restAurAnt Lunch: Mon-Fri 11-14. 80 kr . Classic menu: Mon-Fri 11-22. À la carte : every day 19-22. Planka: Fridays 17-22. Sunday Café 14-18. Buffet: cakes, cookies pastries, coffee, tea. 85 kr. Tel 0961-31500. leon’s steAKhouse & sport BAr Lunch: Mon-Fri 11-14. Sat 12-15, Sun 12-14. Main dishes, salad, pizza buffet. All day: À la carte, pizza until 23.00. Tel 0961-614 44. Drotninggatan pizzeriA veronA Lunch: 11-14. 89 kr. Turkish Mezes buffet and main dish. Also: Pizza, pasta, à la carte. Take away. Fully licensed! Sports channels on big screen TVs. Football matches & other sporting events. Drottninggatan 6. Tel 0961-108 00.

restAurAnt vuoggA Home-made food. In Vuoggatjålme on the arctic circle at the foot of the mountains. 105 km from central Arjeplog just off the Silver Road. Must book in advance during January. From Jan 31, open Wed-Sat 12-20, Sun 12-16. Tel 0961-107 15.

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Wednesday, January 14

• pub evening at Harrys. Open until 02.00.

Thursday, January 15

• ‘Planka’ Planked steak evening at Hornavan Hotell. Fillet of moose or salmon. 18–22. 250 kr. Book 24 hours in advance and get dessert and coffee on the house. Tel 0961-777 100.

• speedcar xtrem on the ice tracks at Experience Arjeplog, 18–21, 500 kr. Joakim, Experience Arjeplog, tel 0961-101 02 or 070-551 1779. www.experiencearjeplog.se

Friday, January 9

Close-up of a reindeer.