Utsjoki

Utsjoki (Northern Sami: Ohcejohka, Inari Sami: Uccjuuhâ, Skolt Sami: Uccjokk) is a municipality in Finland. It is located in Lapland and borders Norway as well as the municipality of Inari. The municipality was founded in 1876. It has a population of 1,246 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 5,144.52 square kilometres (1,986.31 sq mi) of which 227.51 km² (87.84 sq mi) is water. The population density is 0.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.62/sq mi).

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• Map of 99980 Utsjoki Finland
• Villages in Utsjoki
• Politics
• Notable people
• References

Map of 99980 Utsjoki, Finland

Utsjoki has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami. It is the municipality in Finland with the largest portion of Sami speakers; 46.6% of the population.

The border to Norway follows the river Teno which flows into the Arctic Sea. The river is a popular site for recreational fishing because it is rich in salmon. The most northern village in Finland and in the European Union is Nuorgam which is also the most northern land border crossing in the world.

Utsjoki is the northern end of highway 4, the longest highway in Finland. The European route E75 runs along the Sami Bridge further to Norway.

Between the Teno and the Utsjoki river, there is an old hotel very popular between Norwegians and Finns alike, that was built by the Finnish Tourist Association in 1959. The outside look is still the same, but the rooms have been renovated and the hotel is now named Hotel Luossajohka.

The Nature reserve Kevo is located in the municipality. It covers a territory of 712 km² (275 sq mi) and there is a 63 km (39 mi) long hiking trail. The trail partly follows the edge of the Kevo canyon.