According to Wikipedia, Lulea has a few other claims to fame, such as being where the first GSM call was made in 1989.
Its year-long average temperature is 5C (41 Farenheit), ranging from -8C (18F) to 19C (66F):
Its year-long average temperature is 5C (41 Farenheit), ranging from -8C (18F) to 19C (66F):
Fun fact: Durung the winter they put sign posts into the ice and drive right over the Lule river. It makes for a great shortcut across town.
The article makes it sound completely remote, but it isn't. Google had an office there for a few years. There's a decent university there. Though the population is only 50k, it attracts everyone within 200km, so the city has a disproportionate amount of entertainment and other industries.
It's not just the number of days though. It's the fact that for half the year you get 20+ hours of sunlight a day.