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| Juutuanjoki | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Paatari, Inari |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Inari |
• coordinates | 68°54′30″N27°0′40″E / 68.90833°N 27.01111°E |
| Length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Juutuanjoki is a river of Finland that flows from Lake Paatari in the municipality of Inari in Finnish Lapland into Lake Inari, which in turn flows into the Paatsjoki River towards Russia and into the Barents Sea.
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Lake Inari is the largest lake in Sápmi and the third-largest lake in Finland. It is located in the northern part of Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. The lake is 117–119 metres (384–390 ft) above sea level, and is regulated at the Kaitakoski power plant in Russia. The freezing period normally extends from November to early June.
The Paatsjoki River 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.
Ivalo is a village in the municipality of Inari, Lapland, Finland, located on the Ivalo River 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Lake Inari in the Arctic Circle. It has a population of 3,998 as of 2003 and a small airport. 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Ivalo is a very popular resort named Saariselkä.
Urho Kekkonen National Park is a national park in Lapland, Finland, situated in area of municipalities of Savukoski, Sodankylä and Inari. Established in 1983 and covering 2,550 square kilometres (985 sq mi), it is one of Finland's largest protected areas. It is named after Urho Kekkonen, late President and Prime Minister of Finland.
Angeli is a village in Lapland. It is 62 kilometres (39 mi) west of village of Inari in the municipality of Inari near the Muotkatunturi Wilderness Area in Finland. The Inari River flows by the village, which is located close to the Norwegian border. Most of the people speak Northern Sámi as their native language.
The Vätsäri Wilderness Area is located along the northeastern shore of Lake Inari in Inari, northern Finland, stretching all the way to the Finland–Norway border. The landscape is dominated by taiga forests of Scots pine, bog and bodies of water. The northeastern part rises as a treeless fell ridge. Vätsäri is one of twelve wilderness areas in Lapland and covers an area of 1,550 square kilometers (600 sq mi). The wilderness has one marked trail and a few cabins. The reserve is under the management of Metsähallitus and was established with the other wilderness reserves in 1991. It is part of Pasvik–Inari Trilateral Park along with Øvre Pasvik National Park and Øvre Pasvik Landscape Protection Area in Norway, and the joint Norwegian–Russian Pasvik Nature Reserve.
Inari is a population centre in the municipality by the same name in Lapland, Finland. It is widely known as the capital of Finnish Sámi culture.
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Keväjärvi is a village in the municipality of Inari, Finland, 13 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Ivalo and south of Lake Inari along the regional road 969 leading to Nellim, which used to lead all the way to Pechenga, when it was part of Finland. The village is located on a pine-covered ridge surrounded by lakes that flow into Nanguvuono. At the end of 2005, 185 people lived in Keväjärvi.
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The Näätämö (Finland) or Neiden is a river in Finland's Lapland, north of Lake Inari. It flows from Lake Iijärvi in Inari Municipality through Norway's Sør-Varanger Municipality and empties into the Neidenfjorden, an arm off the main Varangerfjorden.
The Lemmenjoki is a river in the northern part of the Finnish province of Lapland. Some 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, it flows from Nautajänkä, via Lake Paatari, terminating in Lake Inari.
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The Paatsjoki River hydroelectric power plants are a series of hydroelectric installations on the Paatsjoki River.
Lake Paatari is a lake in the Lapland region, Finland. It drains through the Juutuanjoki river into Lake Inari. Its main inflows are the rivers Lemmenjoki and Vaskojoki.
Vaskojoki is a river of Finland. It is located in Lemmenjoki National Park in Finnish Lapland. Its length is 110 kilometres (68 mi) and it flows into Lake Paatari, which in turn flows through the river Juutuanjoki into Lake Inari, part of the Paatsjoki River basin that flows into the Barents Sea.
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. Quite near is a similar lake Pautujärvi, although it belongs to a different main catchment area, catchment of Paatsjoki.
Inari or Aanaar Sámi are a group of Sámi people who inhabit the area around Lake Inari, Finland. They speak the Inari (Aanaar) Sámi language, which belongs to the eastern Sámi languages. There are an estimated 700–900 ethnic Inari Sámi in Finland, of whom approximately 300–400 speak Inari Sámi. They are the only group of Sámi who live within one state and one municipality. Inari Sámi are indigenous peoples of their area.
Restaurant Aanaar is a restaurant in Inari, Finland at the Hotel Kultahovi, which was on the list of the 50 best restaurants in Finland in 2019. The Finnish Gastronomical Society has named it as the restaurant of the year in Finland in 2020. The chef of the restaurant is Heikki Nikula. The hotel and the restaurant are located on the banks of the Juutuanjoki River. Nikula has taken correspondence courses with the Helsinki Culinary School Perho.