Saariselkä
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Saariselkä (; ; ) is a fell area in Lapland, northern Finland. It is located in the Inari, Savukoski and Sodankylä municipalities. The highest point is high Mt Sokosti. The range is mostly two-billion-year-old granulite. The last ice age ended 9500 years ago in Saariselkä.
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- Mountain.name
- Saariselkä
- Mountain.photo
- Kaunispää.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Kaunispää ski resort
- Mountain.highest
- Mount Sokosti
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 718
- Mountain.parent
- Maanselkä
- Mountain.location
- Lapland (Finland)
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- Finland
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- Location
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- none
- Mountain.easiest_route
- From Saariselkä village
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Suáluičielgi
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- native label
- Suâlseäʹlǧǧ
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- Saariselkä
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Saariselkä (; ; ) is a fell area in Lapland, northern Finland. It is located in the Inari, Savukoski and Sodankylä municipalities. The highest point is high Mt Sokosti. The range is mostly two-billion-year-old granulite. The last ice age ended 9500 years ago in Saariselkä.
==Tourism== Saariselkä is partly in Urho Kekkonen National Park. The hill area is a popular tourist destination, providing activities such as skiing, hiking and spa. Saariselkä village is located in the area and belongs to the Inari municipality, about above sea level. Kaunispää-fell, rising next to the village, is high.
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