The Competence

It is not solely Kiruna’s infrastructure that is suitable for testing operations. Here you will discover a high level of competence over a wide range of disciplines, pertaining to services as well as technique.

Companies wanting to concentrate on testing operations in Kiruna can do so with confidence. A simple telephone call will accommodate you with all necessary support concerning, among others, booking airline tickets, lodging, meals, localities, vehicles, clothing or unique activities. The ICEHOTEL’s organization has substantial experience in packaged stays in the Kiruna area, tailored explicitly according to the clients’ needs and wishes.

ICEHOTEL also possesses unique experience in the area of ice, today having their own factory in which they can manufacture everything from sculptures and bar counters to immaculate building blocks, all originating from the raw material of the Torne River (Torneälven). If there is a need for skidpans, BDX will design them completely according to the clients’ requirements. The company Snöbolaget (engl. Snow Company) concentrates several businesses’ collected competence in making and delivering snow.

At the Esrange Launch Site and the Institute for Space Physics, IRF, you will find unique knowledge within a wide range of technical disciplines. High demands are set on the instruments and electronics that are to be sent into space, and IRF has a mechanics workshop complete with engineers and researchers with a long experience in testing these types of instruments.

LKAB is yet another example. Here there is competence in working on the cutting edge of technical development within a wide range of areas. This has been necessary in order to make underground mining profitable when competing with strip-mines in other parts of the world. World-class process steering and operations safety have been accomplished thanks to extensive development work and testing. A part of these innovations have resulted in new business concepts such as the company MCC, which is able to remotely monitor the status of machines and equipment worldwide.