About us at Explore Luleå

Our knowledgeable guides know most of the best!

Guides and staff

Our guides offer everything from climbing courses to tips on how to pimp up a perch. We collaborate with some of the best activity companies in Luleå. What we have in common is the love for the place: Luleå and Swedish Lapland. In northern Sweden, there is plenty of space for activities of more or less pulse-raising elements - in wonderful nature.

About us
Pontius Frank

Pontius Frank

CEO / Founder / Guide

I have worked with outdoor activities since 2008.
It's something I'm passionate about and will always do! I like climbing, paddling, events and various team activities, such as the one we call "The Challenge", the best.
In 2011, I trained as a mountain and adventure guide in the valley's fantastic town of Älvdalen. I did this to broaden my business.

Nadia

Nadia Kadi

Tour operator/guide

After my childhood in Algeria, the whole family moved to Germany where I lived until 2011. A time-out for an internship at a husky farm in Finland that year opened my eyes to the beauty of Scandinavia and the remote life. With my own Husky kennel, I provided dogsled tours in Sweden's forests until the birth of my children changed my priorities.  In 2019 I decided to move from the Lapland forests to Luleå. Here I got the chance to continue working in the travel industry with tourists from near and far, both as a tour operator and as a guide.

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Alex Mickelson

Facility Manager/Guide
Father of two and outdoor enthusiast from Kompelusvaara. It is a lifelong dream to work as a nature guide and everything that comes with it. As some tourists say "it's not a job, it's a hobby". Hiking has a special place in my heart, but I love everything that belongs to the outdoors. We at Explore Luleå are building up and investing in something that we believe in, and I am happy to be a part of that. The best memory is clearly when my partner Elin and I looked for a lake we had never been to to fish and grill at, just be out and simply enjoy life and I lost a boot in the mud! 

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Astrid Löfgren

Guide

Hey!
My name is Astrid, I am 20 years old and one of the guides at Explore Luleå this winter.
I come from Skellefteå and usually spend my winters in Kittelfjäll. The best thing about winter is that I can ski. Winter swimming and riding a mattress is also very much fun to me.
What I like best about working as a guide is that I get to spend so much time out in nature and meet lots of exciting and interesting people. Now I look forward to meeting all of you and showing you our beautiful Norrland!

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Anton Corell

Guide

Hello, my name is Anton Corell, I am 23 years old and come from Ljungby, which is located in Småland. I like to be out in nature and share my experiences. Some of my favorite activities are rock climbing, kayaking, survival and snowboarding. One of my best memories from outdoor life is when I climbed Kebnekaise. After walking in the fog for several hours and we were approaching the top, the sun suddenly came out, when we turned around there was a sea of clouds behind us, it was a really cool experience.

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Daniel Johansson

Guide

Hi, my name is Daniel and I recently graduated from high school as a trained fishing guide.

I am always helpful and always try to find solutions to the problems that arise.

My goal is to ctreate wonderful memories together with you that you won't forget!

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Oscar Hellblom

Guide

I am a happy 19-year-old boy raised in Jämtland! My favorite activity in winter is hunting for top bird, fishing for old char or large pike. Snowmobiling in the loose snow is the best I know, it is a freedom that is indescribable.

What I love about the guiding is when the guests succeed and get to learn something new. When I see the joy in the eyes of the guests, I am happy and satisfied.

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Anja Stridsman

Guide

My name is Anja and I have recently returned to Sweden after living the last 16 years in Australia where I have, among other things, boxed for the Australian national team, as well as worked as a street artist. 

I am generally a very creative and curious person and I am really passionate about new experiences. I look forward to sharing my enthusiasm and contributing to others being able to share in the magical experience that Norrland can be.

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Björn Terlegård

Guide

My name is Björn and I come from the forests of Småland. The best thing about tourism services is making people feel welcome and giving them an unique and positive experience. In the winter, I mostly like to cross-country ski and drink hot chocolate with the sun on my face. My best memory from nature is one of all the fantastic mountain top tours in Norway with fjords and mountain lakes. I look forward to combining my passion for guest service with my passion for the outdoors. Looking forward to taking you on adventures in Luleå!

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Patricia Ingman

Guide

My name is Patricia. I come from Vaasa in Finland. What I like best about guiding is seeing all the happy faces, seeing the customers' faces light up when I got to have them on perhaps their greatest experience ever. Seeing people getting happy about the same things that I get happy from is wonderful. Any type of outdoor activity is my favorite but if I had to choose maybe snowmobiling, which might be my favorite because I ride motorcycles in the summers. My best memory from outdoor life is all the nice places I got to visit and all the people was fortunate to meet!

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Ida Groth

Guide
I grew up with nature outside the door and parents who enjoy spending time outdoors. Therefore, my childhood has been rich in experiences in nature, such as scooter trips, ski trips, cooking outside and mountain hiking. Mountain hiking is my personal favorite. Few things beat the view from a mountaintop or the sunrise in winter. In recent years I have also discovered climbing which has become a great favourite! Today I am a trained climbing instructor. I look forward to sharing the northern nature with all guests and showing what it has to offer!
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Arni Odinsson

Guide

Born and raised on a small island off Iceland, I have had nature around me for as long as I can remember. Although the environment there is fantastic, I feel that there is something special about the Swedish nature.  Here in the Nordics, we are used to long winters, so it is important to be able to come up with fun/exciting activities regardless of the weather.

I started working in outdoor life a few years ago and was trained as a mountain and wilderness leader in Dalarna.  My goal is – and always has been – to help others expand their horizons and achieve their personal goals.

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Anders Finnberg

Guide
40-year-old Scanian who lived with my 11-year-old daughter in Norrbotten for 8 years. Have now started a second career with a leadership training in the tourism industry in northern Sweden and the goal is to work in tourism and the hospitality industry in and around Luleå in the future. Looking forward to working as a guide at Explore Luleå this winter.

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