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Municipality

Enontekiö

Local name: Eanodat

Located in Tunturi-Lappi, Lapland Region Coordinates: 68°33′00″ N 22°42′00″ E

Map showing the location of Enontekiö Enontekiö
Location in Finland
Population
1,787
1.8K
Elevation
400 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
12
listed under Enontekiö
When to go
July
See the climate
Airports
ENF Enontekio Airport36 km
KRN Kiruna Airport127 km

About Enontekiö

Enontekiö is a municipality. Location: Tunturi-Lappi, Lapland Region. Population: 1,787. Elevation: 400 m.

From Wikipedia

Enontekiö (Finnish: [ˈenontekiø]; Northern Sami: Eanodat [ˈe̯anoðah(t)]; Swedish: Enontekis; Inari Sami: Iänudâh; Skolt Sami: Jeänõk) is a municipality in the Finnish part of Lapland with approximately 1,800 inhabitants. It is situated in the outermost northwest of the country and occupies a large and very sparsely populated area of about 8,400 square kilometres (3,200 sq mi) between the Swedish and Norwegian border.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1877
Area
7,953 km²
Official website
enontekio.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Enontekiö

From Wikivoyage

Enontekiö (North Sami: Eanodat, Inari Sami: Iänudâh, Swedish: Enontekis; also known as nickname the Arm of Finland (Finnish: Suomen käsivarsi)) is a large, sparsely populated municipality in the north-western arm of Finnish Lapland. The municipality includes part of Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, a number of designated wilderness areas as well as all peaks of more than 1000 m in Finland, among them the highest peak Halti at 1,324 m (4,344 ft) above sea level. Enontekiö has the second lowest population density in Finland, with less than 2,000 people on more than 8,000 km² (3,000 sq mi). Wide areas lie above the tree line.

The municipality is bilingual with Finnish and Northern Sámi both having official status.

Enontekiö Tourist Information, ☏ +358 400-556-215, info.matkailu@enontekio.fi. (updated May 2015)

There is Polar Night Live webcam (Kaamoskamera) in the village Hetta. You can watch the winter darkness live. Of course, in summer there is midnight sun instead – no real nights until late August.

Get in+

By plane:

1 Enontekiö Airport (ENF IATA) 6 km west of the main village, Hetta, is the highest altitude airport in Finland. Numerous charter flights land in the winter, but there are no regular scheduled air services. The airport has no public transportation but taxi.

Kittilä Airport between Kittilä and Levi, 150 km south by road, is probably the next nearest airport within easy reach of Hetta. A bus service connects Kittilä to Hetta (see below).

Alta Airport in the northern Norwegian town of Alta is 200 km north by road. Bus connections between Alta and Hetta are possible but more complicated.

By car:

Usually people arrive to Enontekiö by car, either from the south or from the neighbouring countries, Norway and Sweden. Cars can be taken on the trains from southern Finland, to Kolari or Rovaniemi, leaving "only" some 150–450 km of driving. The main roads are E8 and E4.

From Norway most people enter through the 2 Kilpisjärvi border crossing by European route E8. Further east is the 3 Kivilompolo border crossing on road 93 (E4) from Kautokeino to Hetta.

From Sweden the northernmost is 4 Karesuvanto/Karesuando border crossing (likewise on E4), while there are several crossings south of Enontekiö.

Cars are available for rent, if booked in advance, at most major airports, including Alta and Kittilä. There are limited rental car services in Hetta, mainly run by local entrepreneurs – if you want to rent a car in Hetta it is best to ask for details at your hotel. Demand is low, so there is no need to pre-book; journeys must conclude in Hetta.

It is possible to get someone to drive your car to where you need it. Ask at your hotel.

By train:

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Enontekiö

  • Inari
  • Muonio
  • Kittilä

Population of Enontekiö over time

Population of Enontekiö over time
2008 1,915
2009 1,882
2010 1,876
2011 1,893
2012 1,884
2013 1,891
2014 1,892
2015 1,861
2016 1,872
2017 1,893
2023 1,771
2025 1,769

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Enontekiö

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July.

This month · November

A cold month

Day -5° · Night -13° · Rain 32 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -19°)
Wettest month
July (75 mm)
Driest month
February (22 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Enontekiö
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-10°-9°-5°1°7°14°17°15°9°1°-5°-8°
Average low (°C)-19°-18°-14°-9°-1°5°8°6°1°-5°-13°-18°
Precipitation (mm)252225233148756545393225

Other places to visit in this season: July

How to get to Enontekiö

The nearest airport is Enontekio Airport (ENF), 36 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kiruna Airport (KRN) (127 km).

Airports

  • Enontekio Airport (ENF) Enontekio 36 kmsoutheast
  • Kiruna Airport (KRN) Kiruna 127 kmsouthwest
  • Kittilä International Airport (KTT) Kittilä 130 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Enontekiö

Within 100 km: 49 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Könkämäeno River 18 kmSW
  • Lätäseno River 18 kmSW

25–60 km9 places

  • Syväjärvi Lake 31 kmSE
  • Kelottijärvi Lake 29 kmW
  • Vuontisjärvi Lake 54 kmE
  • Pöyrisjärvi Lake 49 kmNE

60–100 km50 places

  • Govddošgáisi Mountain 98 kmNW
  • Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park Natural site 67 kmSE
  • Kuolajoki River 81 kmSE
  • Árjjatoaivi Mountain 70 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Enontekiö

12 places
  1. 1 Enontekiö 1.8K
  2. 2 Kaaresuvanto 140
  3. 3 Kilpisjärvi 114

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Mountains & nature5

Lakes, rivers & coasts3

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources