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Lake Iijärvi (Inari)
Lake Iijärvi (Inari) (, , ) is a medium-sized lake in Lapland in Finland. It is located in Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area. Näätämö River (, ) flows from it to Neiden Fjord in Norway.Iijärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service Retrieved 2014-03-01. Quite near is a similar lake Pautujärvi, although it belongs to a different main catchment area, catchment of . See also *List of lakes in Finland
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Näätämö River
Neiden (also: , , , and , previously also ) is a village area in the Sápmi (area), Sápmi area along the Finland–Norway border with about 250 inhabitants. Neiden, situated along the Neiden River, actually consists of two villages 12 kilometers apart, separated by the border of Norway and Finland. One village is in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway, and the other village is in Inari, Finland, Inari Municipality in Lapland (Finland), Lapland, Finland. ''Neiden'' is the official name in Norway and ''Näätämö'' in Finland. The European route E6 highway runs through the Norwegian village of Neiden. The village on the Finnish side is close to the border and has border shops. Culture: Traditional row boats made of wood, called "Neiden boat"s (''Neidenbåt''), were not made for many years until one was finished in 2024. History Neiden became the main settlement of the westernmost (, i.e. the fundamental unit of the old Sami people, Sami society, indicating bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapland (Finland)
Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. The 21 municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council. Lapland borders the Finnish region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia, Norrbotten County in Sweden, Finnmark County and Troms County in Norway, and Murmansk Oblast and the Republic of Karelia in Russia. The topography of Lapland varies from vast mires and forests in the south to fells in the north. The Arctic Circle crosses Lapland, so polar phenomena such as the midnight sun and polar night can be viewed in this region. Lapland's cold and wintry climate, coupled with its relative abundance of conifer trees such as pines and spruces, means that it has become associated with Christmas in some countries, most notably the United Kingdom, and holidays to Lapland are common towards the end of the year. However, the Lapland region has developed its infrastructure for year-round tourism. For example, in 2019, tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area
The Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area () is the largest wilderness reserve in Finland, located in the municipalities of Utsjoki and Inari in Lapland. It was established in 1991 like all the other 11 wilderness areas in Lapland. Its area is . The large area of roadless wilderness continues outside the borders of Finland and the official area to Norway. It is governed by the Metsähallitus Metsähallitus (, , ''"the (Finnish) Forest Administration"'') is a state-owned enterprise in Finland. Its two main tasks are Parks & Wildlife Finland to manage most of the protected areas of Finland and Forestry to supply wood to the country's .... Gallery File:Autumn over Laavurenkaanlammet in Inari, Lapland, Finland, 2021 September - 3.jpg, An autumn view over the Laavurenkaanlammet ponds in Sammuttijänkä–Vaijoenjänkä mire reserve File:Näätämön riippusilta.jpg, Suspension bridge crossing the Näätämöjoki river References Protected areas established in 1991 1991 establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neiden Fjord , Saxony, Germany
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Neiden may refer to: *Neiden, Norway, a village in Sør-Varanger, Finnmark county, Norway * Neiden Chapel, a chapel in the village of Neiden, Sør-Varanger, Finnmark county, Norway *''Neidenelva'', the Norwegian name of the Näätämö River that flows through Norway and Finland * Neiden, Germany, a village in the municipality Elsnig Elsnig is a municipality in the district Nordsachsen, in Saxony, Germany, located about 140 km southwest of Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pautujärvi
Pautujärvi (, , ) is a medium-sized lake in the Paatsjoki main catchment area. It is located in Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area in the region Lapland in Finland.Pautujärvi in the Jarviwiki Web Service Retrieved 2014-03-13. Quite near is a bit larger lake Iijärvi, although it belongs to a different main catchment area, catchment of . See also *List of lakes in Finland ...
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Paatsjoki
The Paatsjoki River (, , , , , , ''Paz or Patsoyoki'') is a river that flows through Finland, Norway, and Russia. Since 1826, the river has marked parts of the Norway–Russia border, except from 1920 to 1944 when it was along the Finland–Norway border. The river is the outlet from the large Lake Inari in Finland and flows through Norway and Russia to discharge into the Bøkfjorden (which later flows into the Varangerfjorden and then the Barents Sea), not far from the town of Kirkenes. The river has a watershed of , and is long. A series of hydroelectric stations, known as the Paatsjoki River Hydroelectric Plants, are along the river. Five of those sevenhttps://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/2023/12/03/samarbeid-med-russland-lagt-pa-is-et-tap/. Dagsavisen.no. Retrieved 2023-12-04 power stations, are Russian. The river provides good fishing opportunities for Atlantic salmon The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes In Finland
Most lakes in Finland are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs with a surface area larger than 10 km². There are about 5,600 lakes in Finland that are larger than 0.1 km² (10 hectares or 100'000 square metres), and 187,888 lakes larger than five ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.). There is no standard unambiguous definition of the size requirements for a water body to be classified as a lake. Saimaa is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth-largest natural freshwater lake in Europe. They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes. Alphabetical listing A Aapajärvi, Ala-Kintaus, Ala-Kitka B Bodominjärvi E Elämäjärvi, Enäjärvi, Enijärvi, Enonvesi, Evijärvi H Haapajärvi, Hankavesi, Hankavesi – Lonkari, Hankavesi-Välivesi, Hauhonselkä, Haukivesi, Hiidenvesi, Hiirenvesi, Hirvijärvi Reservoir, Hirvijärvi – Kalliovesi, Höytiäinen, Hyrynjärvi I Iijärvi (1), Iijärvi (2), Iijärvi (3), Iijärvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Näätämö River Basin
Neiden (also: , , , and , previously also ) is a village area in the Sápmi area along the Finland–Norway border with about 250 inhabitants. Neiden, situated along the Neiden River, actually consists of two villages 12 kilometers apart, separated by the border of Norway and Finland. One village is in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway, and the other village is in Inari Municipality in Lapland, Finland. ''Neiden'' is the official name in Norway and ''Näätämö'' in Finland. The European route E6 highway runs through the Norwegian village of Neiden. The village on the Finnish side is close to the border and has border shops. Culture: Traditional row boats made of wood, called "Neiden boat"s (''Neidenbåt''), were not made for many years until one was finished in 2024. History Neiden became the main settlement of the westernmost (, i.e. the fundamental unit of the old Sami society, indicating both the area and the family group(s) exploiting it) of the Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
