Saariselkä (
Northern Sami
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: ''Suoločielgi'',
Inari Sami: ''Suáluičielgi'') is a village in
Inari municipality,
Lapland,
Finland
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. It is located near the western end of the
Saariselkä
Saariselkä (; ; ) is a fell area in Lapland, northern Finland. It is located in the Inari, Savukoski and Sodankylä municipalities. The highest point is high Mt Sokosti. The range is mostly two-billion-year-old granulite. The last ice age end ...
mountain ridge, which it also is named after.
Tourism
Saariselkä is known as a tourist destination, with ski tourism in the winter and wilderness and nature tourism in the summer and autumn. The village has several hotels, restaurants and shopping centers. Saariselkä attracts ski tourists from Sweden, Norway and native Finland. Saariselkä's
slalom slopes are located in the mountains of Kaunispää and Iisakkipää, just east of the town. There are also around 200 kilometers of groomed
cross country ski tracks.
References
External links
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Official home page of Saariselkä (Finnish)Official home page of Saariselkä (English)Accommodation in SaariselkäSaariselka Finland
- Information on the area and resort
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Villages in Inari, Finland
Ski areas and resorts in Finland