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The Best Attractions In Kilpisjarvi

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Kilpisjärvi is a village in the municipality of Enontekiö, Lapland, Finland. It is located in Finland's northern arm near the very northwesternmost point of Finland. Although Kilpisjärvi is one of the largest villages in Enontekiö, it is still quite small. In 2000 its population was recorded as 114. Like most Sami villages, Kilpisjärvi is built mainly around one major road, Käsivarrentie, or the Arm Road and Neljäntuulentie, or the Four Winds' Road — also known as E8. Near the Kilpisjärvi is the highest point of Finnish road network, at elevation of 565.8 m.Kilpisjärvi has its own school and a hotel, and the northernmost research station of ...
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  • 1. Saana Kilpisjarvi
    For the Yemeni city, see Sana'aSaana is a fell in Enontekiö, Finland. Saana's summit lies 1,029 metres above sea level and 556 m above the adjacent Kilpisjärvi lake. Geologically it is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, and is made of the same kinds of schist and gneiss rock. The mountain was historically considered sacred to the Sami people. The peak is a popular destination for hikers and backpackers because of the sweeping views offered at the summit.In December 2017, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Finland, Saana was lit with blue light. The area illuminated covered roughly 2.5 million square meters, making it the largest art illumination in the world.
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  • 2. The Three Nations' Border Point Kilpisjarvi
    The Lapland War was fought between Finland and Nazi Germany effectively from September to November 1944 in Finland's northernmost region, Lapland, during World War II. Although Finns and Germans had been fighting the Soviet Union together since 1941 during the Continuation War, the Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive in the summer of 1944 forced Finnish leadership to negotiate a separate peace agreement. The Moscow Armistice demanded Finland break diplomatic ties with Germany and expel or disarm any German soldiers left in Finland after 15 September 1944. The Wehrmacht had anticipated the turn of events and drawn up plans for an organised withdrawal to German-occupied Norway called Operation Birke . Despite a failed offensive landing operation by Germany in the Gulf of Finland, the evac...
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  • 5. Halti Enontekio
    Halti is a fell at the border between Norway and Finland. The peak of the fell, called Ráisduattarháldi, is in Norway, on the border between the municipalities of Nordreisa and Gáivuotna–Kåfjord, about 1 kilometre north of the border with Finland. The highest point of the fell on the Finnish side is at 1,324 m above sea level, and thus the highest point in the country. The Finnish side of Halti belongs to the municipality of Enontekiö in the province of Lapland. The highest point in Finland is on a spur of Ráisduattarháldi at 1,324 m known as Hálditšohkka at the border of Norway. The peak proper is not in Finland; border marker is on a hill. The highest mountain whose peak is in Finland is Ridnitšohkka, at 1,316 m and a few kilometers from Halti. Halti was measured and mapped b...
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