Padjelanta is a national park in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Established in 1963 (the year after the Swedish Parliament voted yes to the proposal), it is the largest national park in Sweden and stretching across 2000 square meters one of the largest in Europe. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponia established in 1996. The park is primarily comprised by a vast plateau around the two unusually large lakes Vastenjávrre and Virihávrre – the latter of which is often referred to as "the most beautiful lake in Sweden".
