Enontekiö

Enontekiö ( Lappish Eanodat in of north) is a municipality the North-West of the Finland, in Lapland. Because of its wild nature and its possibilities of almost infinite excursions, be like winter, the commune experiences a significant development of tourism, always less present however than in the municipalities having important ski stations (Kittilä, Inari, Kolari…).

Geography

The municipality occupies a Queue of stove of Finland, spit of land wedged between the Sweden and the Norway. The commune comprises a border post with each one of these countries, respectively with Kaaresuvanto and Kilpisjärvi. It moreover is bordered by the municipalities of Inari in the east, Muonio and Kittilä in the south. Close to Kilpisjärvi, the cairn of the three countries materializes the point triples Finland-Sweden-Norway.

Very lengthened commune (more than 160 km length), it 3rd is extended from Finland by the total surface area (4th for the surface except lakes) - for a surface corresponding to that of the Corsica . It is also the only municipality of Finland which can be described as mountainous because it shelters 60% of the Tunturi S of the country and all the tops of more than 1000 meters (pertaining to the chain of the the Scandinavian Alps). The two most known tops are the mount Halti and the mount Saana. The commune also includes/understands the northern part of the National park of Pallas-Yllastunturi, around the Ounastunturi, and she sees being born the river Muonionjoki.

Population

The commune is characterized by its very weak population (just 2.000, and in reduction), and the significant presence of the Saami practitioner the extensive breeding of the Renne S. Of the 16 villages, Hetta is most important with approximately 500 inhabitants.

Transport

Railway

No the railroad, the station nearest is located at Kolari, to 155 km of Hetta.

Air

The small airport of Hetta accommodates 1 daily flight towards Helsinki. The Aéroport of Kittilä also makes it possible to serve the commune.

Truck driver

Main road 21 (European road E08) skirts the Swedish border of Tornio to Kilpisjärvi. It thus crosses the commune in the direction length. It is the high main road more of Finland, it crosses a collar with 566 meters of altitude. 180 kilometers separate Hetta de Kilpisjärvi, and there are still 160 km between Kilpisjärvi and Tromsø in Norway. The following distances separate Hetta from principal the cities of Finland:

Rovaniemi : 304 km
Oulu: 468 km
Tampere: 969 km
Helsinki: 1080 km
Turku: 1104 km

External bonds

Municipality of Enontekiö

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