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Kaamanen Destination Guide

Delve into Kaamanen in Finland

Kaamanen in the region of Lapponia is a city in Finland - some 621 mi or ( 999 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .

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Current time in Kaamanen is now 01:12 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Utsjoki, Tornio, Sodankylä, Savukoski, and Rovaniemi. While being here, make sure to check out Utsjoki . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Kaamanen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kaamanen

Kaamanen is a village in the municipality of Inari, Lapland. The village counts about 200 inhabitants, whose main sources of livelihood are reindeer husbandry and tourism. The area is extremely valuable for bird-watchers and there are relatively important hiking paths.

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Located at 69.10 27.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Villages in Inari

Sami native region (Finland)

The Sami native region of Finland (Saamelaisten kotiseutualue in Finnish, Sámiid ruovttuguovllu in Northern Sami, Samernas hembygdsområde in Swedish) is the northernmost part of Lappi administrative region in Finland, home of approximately half of Finland's Sami population. The area is defined in and protected by the Finnish constitution (17 § and 121 §) to be autonomous on issues relating to the Sami culture and language.

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Located at 69.00 27.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Geography of Lapland (Finland), Sami in Finland

Ukonkivi

Ukonkivi,, is located on the island of Ukonsaari in lake Inari, Finnish Lapland. The Inari Sami name for the island is Äijih. The area of the lake is called Ukonselkä. Ukonkivi was considered by the local Inari Sami to be an extremely important siedi or sacred natural formation and was used as a sacrificial site, perhaps as recently as in the 19th century. The names "Ukko" and "Äijih" refer to sky deities in the Finnish and Sami mythologies, respectively.

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Located at 68.94 27.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Finland, Geography of Lapland (Finland), Islands of Finland, Lake islands of Europe, Prehistory of the Arctic

Siida (museum)

Siida is a museum located on Lake Inari in the village of Inari in Inari, Finland. It is home to the Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre. Siida arranges exhibitions on Sámi culture and the nature of Northern Lapland. In addition, Siida has an open-air museum open in the summers, which was originally known as the Inari Sámi Museum. The first buildings were moved to the museum grounds in 1960.

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Located at 68.91 27.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Ethnic museums, Inari, Finland, Museums in Lapland (Finland), Natural history museums in Finland, Nature centers, Open air museums in Finland, Sami in Finland

Juutuanjoki

Juutuanjoki is a river of Finland that flows from the Lake Paatari in the municipality of Inari in Finnish Lapland into the Lake Inari, which in turn flows through the Paatsjoki River towards Russia and into the Barents Sea.

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Located at 68.91 27.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Paatsjoki basin, Rivers of Finland