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Torneträsk

Torneträsk or Torne träsk ( Saami: Duortnosjávri, Finnish/ Meänkieli: Tornio or Torniojärvi) is a lake in Kiruna Municipality, Lapland, Norrbotten County in Sweden, in the Scandinavian mountain range. Träsk is the local word for lake (in Standard Swedish it means "swamp"). It is the sixth largest lake in Sweden, with a total area of and a length of . The lake drains to the south-east through Torne älv. South-west of the lake lie the Abisko National Park and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Laponian area.

Torneträsk originated from the remnant of a glacier, which has given the lake its depth of , making it the second deepest lake in Sweden. It is usually ice-covered from December through June, with variations dependent on temperature variations.

2.jpg|The lake and Lapporten in the background beim Torneträsk.jpg|IORE train and Torneträsk lake and Torneträsk spring.jpg| Abiskojåkka river and Torneträsk lake at Abisko view from Abisko Turiststation.JPG|View of Torneträsk lake, frozen, from STF Abisko Turiststation (Jan 2013) frozen.JPG|Frozen Torneträsk lake, with people walking and taking pictures in its surface (Jan 2013)