Utsjoki to Nuorgam, Lappi, Finland

Utsjoki is the most northern municipality of Finland and the European Union and is located beside the Teno/Tana river and the border with Norway. The municipality is very sparsely populated with large wilderness areas and about half the population is Sami. Reindeer husbandry is important both culturally and economically. The border trade with Norway is important and social ties across the border are common.

The second most important village is Nuorgam, about 35 miles north east from Utsjoki. Nuorgam is the most northern point of Finland and of the European Union and the location of the most northern land border crossing in the world.

Date: 11th April 2010

Location: view from road between Utsjoki and Nuorgam, Lappi, Finland