Ivalo

Ivalo (Finnish)
Avveel (Inari Sami)
Avvil (Northern Sami)
Âʹvvel (Skolt Sami)
Village
Ivalo Airport
Ivalo (Finnish) is located in Finland
Ivalo (Finnish)
Ivalo (Finnish)
Location in Finland
Coordinates: 68°39′N 027°33′E / 68.650°N 27.550°E / 68.650; 27.550
CountryFinland
RegionLapland
MunicipalityInari
Population
 (2015)
 • Total3 062
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
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Ivalo (Inari Sami: Avveel, Northern Sami: Avvil, Skolt Sami: Âʹvvel) is a village in the municipality of Inari, Lapland, Finland, located on the Ivalo River 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Lake Inari in the Arctic Circle.[1] It has a population of 3,998 as of 2003 and a small airport. 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Ivalo is a very popular resort named Saariselkä.[2] The closest border crossing into Russia, is about 50 km from Ivalo: the Raja-Jooseppi border station is manned by Finland's authorities.[3]

  1. ^ "Arctic Circle – Blood & Snow in Finnish Lapland". 8 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2022. Arctic Circle is a crime thriller set in the village of Ivalo, Finland, about 300 km north of the Arctic Circle.
  2. ^ "Inari Lapland". Archived from the original on 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  3. ^ https://yle.fi/a/74-20061781. YLE.fi. Retrieved 2023-11-23

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