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Kilpisjärvi (Finnish: [ˈkilpisjærʋi]; Northern Sami: Gilbbesjávri [ˈkilːppesˌjaːvːriː]) is a village in the municipality of Enontekiö, Lapland, Finland. It is located in Finland's northwestern "arm" near the northwesternmost point of the country.
Kilpisjärvi is a medium-sized lake located at the north-western tip of Finland and northernmost Sweden. Treriksröset , the point where the borders of Finland, Sweden and Norway join is located some 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) northwest from the lake.
Kilpisjärvi Lake. Enontekiö is located in the region of Lapland in the outermost northwest tip of Finland.The salient between the Swedish and Norwegian borders, which is occupied by the municipality of Enontekiö, is called Käsivarsi (Finnish for "arm"), because before World War II, Finland's borders had the shape of a woman's figure (Suomi-neito) and the area looked like her raised right arm.
Saana's summit lies 1,029 metres (3,376 ft) above sea level and 556 m (1,824 ft) above the adjacent Kilpisjärvi lake. [2] Geologically it is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, and is made of the same kinds of schist and gneiss rock. [2] The peak is a popular destination for hikers and backpackers because of the sweeping views offered at the ...
Kilpisjärvi-Halti hiking route is 55km long. 800km long Nordkalottleden Trail also goes through the area. Also marked path goes up to Saana. Kilpisjärvi Visitor Centre provides information about the area and routes. Käsivarsi, the Finnish word for arm, refers to the location of the area—in the raised arm of the Maiden of Finland.
Kilpisjärvi Heliport & seaplane dock Espoo: Uusimaa: EFEJ Jorvi Hospital Heliport Helsinki: Uusimaa: EFHE Helsinki Hernesaari Heliport: Helsinki: Uusimaa: EFHY Helsinki University Hospital/Meilahti Heliport Hämeenlinna: Tavastia Proper: EFHH Tavastia Proper Central Hospital Heliport Joensuu: North Karelia: EFJE Northern Karelia Central ...
Kilpisjärvi Biological Station [18] [19] Kilpisjärvi Finland 1964 Kiruna Atmospheric and Geophysical Observatory [20] [21] Kiruna Sweden 1957 Kluane Lake Research Station [22] Kluane Lake, Yukon Canada 1961 35 Koldewey Station: Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Norway Germany 1991 Labytnangi Ecological Research Station [23] Labytnangi, Yamalo-Nenets Russia
The Kilpisjärvi Atmospheric Imaging Receiver Array (KAIRA) is an astronomical observatory operated by the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory on behalf of Oulu University. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located at Kilpisjärvi , Enontekiö near the border with Norway .