It was on Wednesday, August 10, that the man was reported missing.
According to the police, he should have left Vaisaluokta on August 4 to hike along the Nordkalottleden between Sweden and Norway, but since then no one has heard from him.
Since Wednesday, the police have searched the area with police helicopters and also talked to people who were in the area, but no one has yet made any observations.
Update August 13
On Saturday, the search for the man resumed.
In addition to the police and police helicopter, mountain rescuers were also called in.
- We continue the search today, but police, police helicopter, mountain rescuers and possibly a dog.
In addition, there is constant information acquisition in parallel.
We hope that if there is anyone with tips or observations, they will contact us, says Elisabeth Glaas, who is a press spokesperson at the police.