"STF/HI Youth Hostel Gällivare was an experience we will never forget, but it's an experience hostellers may want to avoid if possible. The hostel is quite easy to find - Once you get off the train go directly across the bridge leading away from the town centre and walk down the path for about 300 yards until you see a few wooden cabins around a big white boarded up building. The reception is on the other side of the grassy square.
After speaking to one of the guest who was staying there, we realised why this hostel was so bad. It was build... more »