Utsjoki
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Utsjoki (; ; ; ; ) is a municipality in Finland, the northernmost in the country. It is in Lapland and borders Norway as well as the municipality of Inari. The municipality was founded in 1876. It has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Key facts
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- Utsjoki
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- Municipality
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- Utsjoki Church and a log cabin
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- Location of Utsjoki in Finland
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- Interactive map outlining Utsjoki.
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- Country
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- Region
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- Lapland
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- Sub-region
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- Northern Lapland
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- Utsjoen kirkonkylä
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- Villages
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- Karigasniemi, Nuorgam
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- Municipal manager
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Utsjoki (; ; ; ; ) is a municipality in Finland, the northernmost in the country. It is in Lapland and borders Norway as well as the municipality of Inari. The municipality was founded in 1876. It has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Utsjoki has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami. It is the municipality in Finland with the largest portion of official Sami speakers; of the population. Ethnically, 54.6% of the population were Sami in 2019, making Utsjoki the only municipality in Finland with a Sami majority.
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