The chapel stands beside the Nikkaluokta tourist facility, around 65 kilometres west of Kiruna, in a landscape long used as a gateway to the surrounding fells. It was consecrated on 16 August 1942, having been built to designs by the architect Cyrillus Johansson, whose work here shows notable similarities to his design for Kiruna church.
The chapel was a gift to the district and its congregation from De Lappländska Fjällkarlarnas klubb, a club with strong ties to the mountain region, reflecting the close relationship between local tourism bodies and the church in this sparsely populated area.
Inside, visitors can see an altar ornament donated by the Swedish Tourist Association (Svenska Turistföreningen), along with an altar cloth and other furnishings given by people from the local community. The communion chalice is said to originate from Constantinople, adding an unexpected note of distant history to this small mountain chapel.
Musically, the chapel now has an electric organ, which replaced an earlier harmonium.