Visitor Center

We welcome spontaneous and invited guests to our Visitor Center, located at the gate of our Esrange Space Center, to gain insights into our operations and activities. For security reasons, Esrange Space Center itself is however not open to the public.

How to get to Esrange Space Center

You can reach Esrange Space Center by taxi or car. There is no public transportation to the center. The airport offers rental cars.

  1. Drive approx. 2.4 km and turn right on to E10 South
  2. Drive 5.4 km
  3. Turn left towards Jukkasjärvi and Paksuniemi
  4. Drive  6.2 km and then turn left towards Paksuniemi and Esrange
  5. Drive 6.3 km and then follow the road turning left in Paksuniemi
  6. Drive 18 km and you will at the end of the road arrive at Esrange Guard (you will pass the ESA Satellite Station located 7 km before arriving at Esrange).

For turn-by-turn directions and navigation to Esrange regardless of your starting position, please use Google Maps.

Please be aware of wild animals on the road.

Esrange Space Center view

Questions and answers

What are the opening hours?

Every day at 08.00-18.00

Yes, anyone can visit the Visitor Center. For security reasons, the area inside the gates is not open to the public.

Outside the gate of Esrange Space Center, 45 km northeast of Kiruna, at the end of the Paksuniemi road.

For directions via Google maps: Esrange Visitor Center

You can learn about the activities going on at Esrange and about the company, SSC. You will also learn about all space-related activities in the whole Kiruna area.

Contact visit@sscspace.com
Phone +46 (0)72 203 22 07 or +46 (0)980 72014

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