Hautajärvi
Coordinates: 66 ° 31 ' N , 29 ° 2' E
Hautajärvi [ ˈhɑu̯tɑjærvi ] is a village in the municipality of Salla in the southeast of the Finnish province of Lapland . Hautajärvi is located almost exactly on the Arctic Circle in the south of Salla, around 45 km south of the community center. The ski resort of Ruka is about an hour's drive away.
Hautajärvi has around 270 inhabitants. In the village there is a bar with a post office, a primary school and a church. The supermarket was closed in 2012. There is a daily bus connection to Ruka. Hautajärvi is important for tourism as the start and end point of the Bear Tour , an 80 km long hiking route through the Oulanka National Park on Oulankajoki , which was founded as a national park in 1956. At the start of the bear trail is the Hautajärvi information center, where the nature of the Oulanka National Park is presented.
Uranium deposits are suspected near Hautajärvi , the first investigations in 2005 were positive.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 23, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Village website (Finnish)
- Hautajärvi information center (English)