Seitajärvi ( ''seita'': a Sami sacred place + ''järvi'': lake) was a community located in the

Savukoski Savukoski ( sme, Suovvaguoika, smn, Suovâkuoškâ, sms, Suõvvkuõškk) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The p ...

municipality of Finland. In 1940 the Seitajärvi community included five farming and reindeer enterprises. On July 7, 1944, Seitajärvi suffered a devastating attack ( fi) by Soviet partisans. Many families of this community relocated to

Kittilä Kittilä ( se, Gihttel, smn, Kittâl, sms, Kihttel) is a municipality of Finland and a popular holiday resort. It is located in northern Finland north of the Arctic Circle within the Lapland region. The municipality has a population of () and ...

in northwest Lapland and nowadays the Seitajärvi people have no standing settlements.

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