Inari, Finland
Inari (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈinɑri]; Inari Sami: Aanaar; Skolt Sami: Aanar; Northern Sami: Anár [ˈanaːr]; Norwegian and Swedish: Enare) is Finland's largest municipality by area (but one of the most sparsely populated), with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major sources of income are tourism, service industry, and cold climate testing. With the Siida museum in the village of Inari, it is a center of Sami culture, widely known as the "capital of Sámi culture".
Inari
Enare (Swedish) | |
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Municipality | |
| Inarin kunta (Finnish) Aanaar kieldâ (Inari Sami) Aanar kåʹdd (Skolt Sami) Anára gielda (Northern Sami) Enare kommun (Swedish) | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Inari in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 68°54′18″N 027°01′49″E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Northern Lapland |
| Charter | 1876 |
| Seat | Ivalo |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tommi Kasurinen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 17,333.65 km2 (6,692.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 15,060.09 km2 (5,814.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2,281.41 km2 (880.86 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 7,125 |
| • Rank | 131st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 0.47/km2 (1.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 88.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Sami | 6.9% |
| • Others | 4.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 61% |
| • 65 or older | 26.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The airport in Ivalo and the country's key north-south European Route E75 (Finland's National Road 4) bring summer and winter vacationers seeking resorts with access to a well-preserved, uncrowded natural environment.
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