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Sevettijärvi ( sms, Čeʹvetjäuʹrr, smn, Čevetjävri and se, Čeavetjávri) is a village in the municipality of
Sevettijärvi was founded when a total of 51 Skolt families were evacuated there from Petsamo after the wars in 1949. Before that, a few Sámi families had been living in the area, e.g., the Aikios, Kittis, Sarris, Holmbergs, Högmans and Kaarrettis.
At the same time, a school, a health centre and a chapel were built. A merchant from Inari built a shop in the center of the village.
The first road passable by car to Sevettijärvi was built at the end of the 1960s. Prior to that, people used Bombardier
The village has an old Skolt cottage, which was moved to Sevettijärvi from Kirakkajärvi and currently serves as a
Saamelaiskäräjien kokous
Samediggi.fi. "Veikko Feodoroff ..Sosiaali- ja terveyslautakunta, varajäsen"
Sevettijärvi ( sms, Čeʹvetjäuʹrr, smn, Čevetjävri and se, Čeavetjávri) is a village in the municipality of Inari, Finland
Inari (; smn, Aanaar; sms, Aanar; sme, Anár ; Norwegian and Swedish: ''Enare'') is Finland's largest municipality by area (but one of the most sparsely populated), with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major s ...
approximately north of downtown Inari. Neiden in Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
is approximately away. The village's green, yet stark terrain opens up as Neiden approaches.
The village is built on what used to be the sea floor during the Ice Age
An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Earth's climate alternates between ice ages and gre ...
. The rocky shores of the lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
s between Sevettijärvi and Neiden draw the attention of passers-by. These shores are referred to as the “devil’s fields” by locals.
Sevettijärvi and its surrounding areas are one of the main areas where the Skolts
The Skolt Sámi or Skolts are a Sami ethnic group. They currently live in and around the villages of Sevettijärvi, Keväjärvi, Nellim in the municipality of Inari, at several places in the Murmansk Oblast and in the village of Neiden in the ...
live. The majority of Sevettijärvi's 350 residents, approximately 90%, are Skolt, although there are a few Finns who have moved north living in the village. A few Inari and Northern Sámi and some foreigners (French, Dutch) also live in the area.
History
Sevettijärvi was founded when a total of 51 Skolt families were evacuated there from Petsamo after the wars in 1949. Before that, a few Sámi families had been living in the area, e.g., the Aikios, Kittis, Sarris, Holmbergs, Högmans and Kaarrettis.
At the same time, a school, a health centre and a chapel were built. A merchant from Inari built a shop in the center of the village.
The first road passable by car to Sevettijärvi was built at the end of the 1960s. Prior to that, people used Bombardier snowmobile
A snowmobile, also known as a Ski-Doo, snowmachine, sled, motor sled, motor sledge, skimobile, or snow scooter, is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow. It is designed to be operated on snow and ice and does not ...
s, reindeer and skis to get around in winter and walked, biked or went by boat in the summertime.
Sites
The village has an old Skolt cottage, which was moved to Sevettijärvi from Kirakkajärvi and currently serves as a museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...
dedicated to the traditions of the Skolts. In addition, it has an Orthodox church that previously served as the parish's chapel.
The fjeld Jänispää rises out of the ground approximately north of Sevettijärvi. A suspension bridge hangs over the Näätämö River at Lake Opukas, an approximately hike from Sevettijärvi.
Notable people
* Veikko Feodoroff, member of the Sami Parliament (Finland)Samediggi.fi. "Veikko Feodoroff ..Sosiaali- ja terveyslautakunta, varajäsen"
See also
* Sevetti moraineReferences
External links
Villages in Inari, Finland {{Lapland-geo-stub