- See Kebnekajse for the Swedish band.
Kebnekaise (; from
Sami Giebmegáisi or
Giebnegáisi, "Cauldron Crest") is the highest mountain in
Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the
Scandinavian Mountains, has two peaks, of which the southern, glaciated one is highest at above sea level as of August 2014. The northern peak is and free of ice. Kebnekaise lies in
Sapmi, about 150 kilometres (ca. 90 miles) north of the
Arctic Circle and west of
Kiruna near the popular
Kungsleden hiking trail between
Abisko and
Nikkaluokta.