The Kiruna dialect () is a dialect of Swedish spoken in the northern city of Kiruna and the surrounding municipality.
The pure Kiruna dialect is strongly influenced by Finnish and Meänkieli, presumably as a result of immigration from the east. Northern Sami, the original language of the area, has left comparatively little impact on the dialect. In addition, the Kiruna dialect bears a patchwork of small influences from numerous other dialects and languages from the south, including those from Värmland, Jämtland, Scania, Denmark, Västergötland and àngermanland. This is because Kiruna had become a prominent settler town by the end of the 19th century, with immigrants flocking to it from across the country.
A characteristic trait of the dialect is the word jo ("yes", especially after a negative question or in quick conversation), pronounced approximately as [] (found in many places in northern Norrland). This is not always used, however, and is only pronounced with ingressive airflow. Another distinctive trait of the Kiruna dialect is a heavy alveolar trill.
The Kiruna dialect is fairly commonly spoken in comparison to more endangered North Swedish dialects such as the genuine dialects of Norrbotten and Västerbotten, Lower LuleÃÂ¥ dialect and the Lower Kalix dialect. Unlike these dialects, the Kiruna dialect does not drop word endings. The Kiruna dialect is not a genuine dialect, but a variety of Standard Swedish influenced by dialects spoken natively in the region.