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Mountain Region Elevation 1. Halti: Lapland/Troms (Norway) 1324 m 2. Ridnitšohkka: Lapland: 1317 m 3. ... List of mountains in Finland. 5 languages ...
Map of Finland – click to enlarge. Finland's total area is 337,030 km 2 (130,128 sq mi). Of this area 10% is water, 69% forest, 8% cultivated land and 13% other. Finland is the eighth largest country in Europe after Russia, France, Ukraine, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Germany.
Relative to southern Finland Lapland stands out for its thick till cover. [22] [B] The hills and mountains are typically made up of resistant rocks like granite, gneiss, quartzite and amphibolite. [19] The ice sheet that covered Finland intermittently during the Quaternary grew out from the Scandinavian Mountains. [24]
The Scandinavian Mountains or the Scandes is a mountain range that runs through the Scandinavian Peninsula. The western sides of the mountains drop precipitously into the North Sea and Norwegian Sea , forming the fjords of Norway , whereas to the northeast they gradually curve towards Finland .
The mountains of Finland. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. O. One-thousanders of Finland (4 P) Pages in category "Mountains of Finland ...
Korvatunturi is a fell in Lapland, on the border between Finland and Russia.Its Finnish part is within Urho Kekkonen National Park in the municipality of Savukoski.In Finnish the name Korvatunturi means "Ear Fell", referring to the mountain's distinctive profile.
Finland's highest point, the Halti fell, with a height of 1,324 metres (4,344 ft) above the mean sea level, is situated in the north of Enontekiö. The municipality shares borders with regions of Sweden and Norway that encompass the Scandinavian Mountains. The administrative centre of Enontekiö is the village of Hetta.
Scandinavian Mountains Ridnitšohkka ( Northern Sami : Ritničohkka ) is the second-highest point in Finland , though it is the highest mountain with its peak within Finland. The eastern face is steep while the western side is mild.