Country Finland Municipality Inari Local time Friday 5:21 AM | Region Lapland Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 3,998 (2003) | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 71% Humidity Hotels Hotelli Ivalo Oy, Kultahippu Oy, Guest House Inari Ky | ||
Aurora borealis 1 5min ivalo finland lapland kakslautanen igloo village
Ivalo (Inari Sami: Avveel, Northern Sami: Avvil, Skolt Sami: Âˊvvel; Russian: Ивало) is a village in the municipality of Inari, Lapland, Finland, located on the Ivalo River 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Lake Inari. 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. Many tourists visit this place every year for winter sports (downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, husky and reindeer sledge riding) and for summer activities (trekking and hiking in the Saariselkä fjells, canoeing in Lapland's rivers, mountain biking, panning for gold, fishing, etc.).
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- Aurora borealis 1 5min ivalo finland lapland kakslautanen igloo village
- Map of Ivalo 99800 Inari Finland
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Map of Ivalo, 99800 Inari, Finland
Ivalo was severely damaged during the Lapland War (1944–1945) by retreating German troops led by Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic; the village was subsequently extensively rebuilt.