Arjeplog (Pite Sami: Árjepluovve) is a locality and the seat of Arjeplog Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,977 inhabitants in 2010.
It is a popular winter test site for the Asian and European car industries.
Arjeplog has in the past offered families 100,000 kronor, or individuals 25,000 kronor to move to the town.
Arjeplog has a subarctic climate typical of northern Sweden. Its winters are somewhat moderated by the mild maritime North Atlantic air to the west, although they are still very cold, long and snowy. Summers are short but can occasionally be warm and they also very bright due to Arjeplog's position close to the Arctic Circle. Daylight is sparse in winter, but during summer midnight sun is present for three weeks. For an even longer period than that it does not get dark in Arjeplog. The presence of the midnight sun is in spite of Arjeplog being below the Arctic Circle, and is caused by the very high sun. As it is below the line Arjeplog does not experience complete lack of daylight during the winter solstice, but it is limited to less than three hours.
The obstacles we build for ourselves, my love -
creating decisions to make, my love!
When really, it could be this easy:
you and me, and house, and food
Your roots are stuck in the dirt of this land,
my questions all answered in the firmness of your hand,
I buried some hatred in the snow on the porch,
and when it comes undone, I will understand.
And the wind in the trees are all: sch-uuung, sch-uuung
And the trains that pass by are all: sch-du-dung, sch-
du-dung
And you and me are like: come on let’s go out for a
walk
And our feet in the snow are like: tsch-ooo, tsch-ooo
and the choir in my chest is like: oooo- oooo
And the Stockholm insecurity is like: I don’t exist
Night dawns on us now, my love!
We finally found a way to lie, my love -
without an arm getting numb
in the middle of us, my love.
Don’t you get scared of those people now
who look you in the eye and smile at you now
Yes, they condemn you, but they won’t tell!
and that’s just how it goes, my love.
And the wind in the trees are like: sch-ooo, sch-ooo
And the trains that pass by are like: sch-du-dung, sch-
du-dung
And you and me are like: take your coat on, let’s go
out for a walk
And the tears in our eyes when we ski fast in the
forest,
but the choir in my chest is always stuck on the
chorus,
And I know it’s in me to get away from all of this.
Though I like this the best, I always liked this the
best.
The obstacles we build for ourselves, my love
The time we spend making decisions, my love
There’s a longing in me for things that yet haven’t
occured
So I’ll return to you, city,