Now the unknown story is told about the spy base in Norrbotten

The ruins of the base with the code name Kari are well protected in a valley north of Torneträsk in Kiruna municipality.

Here, Norwegian resistance fighters were allowed to operate on Swedish soil towards the end of World War II.

The idea was that it would be about communication and connection.

But what was really going on at the base and what role did the Swedish military play in the whole thing?

Examination of the spy base

A new documentary produced by the Finnish public service company Yle sheds new light on the war events in the Arctic region.

will also be broadcast on SVT this autumn.

It was thanks to the TV production that archaeologists from Norrbotten's museum had the opportunity to make their own investigation of the Kari base.

The finds made there will be part of a larger project that the museum is starting.

Finds from everyday life

The museum has also collaborated with the author and military historian Lars Gyllenhaal, who also participates as an expert in the TV series.

- We want to make an exhibition where we can bring out the information we come up with, to the public.

Then objects are very telling, says Frida Palmbo, archaeologist at Norrbotten's museum.

The objects from the place tell about the everyday life at the base and about the contacts that took place with the locals.

See pictures from the documentary and hear the archaeologist Frida Palmbo tell more about the museum's project in the video above.