Hetta
Local name: Heahttá
Located in Enontekiö, Tunturi-Lappi Coordinates: 68°23′05″ N 23°38′29″ E
- Elevation
- 300 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- ENF Enontekio Airport9 km
- KTT Kittilä International Airport91 km
About Hetta
Hetta is a village. Location: Enontekiö, Tunturi-Lappi. Elevation: 300 m.
Hetta (Finnish: [ˈhetːɑ]; Northern Sami: Heahttá [ˈhea̯hːtaː]) is the main village in the municipality of Enontekiö in the north-west part of Finnish Lapland. It is also the municipality's administrative centre and the start or end point of the standard trekking / skiing route across the Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. Enontekiö Airport is located 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Hetta but nowadays only has regular scheduled flights during the winter, as opposed to all-year round.
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Climate of Hetta
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–July.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -5° · Night -14° · Rain 30 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -20°)
- Wettest month
- July (72 mm)
- Driest month
- March (20 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -10° | -9° | -4° | 1° | 8° | 15° | 18° | 15° | 9° | 1° | -5° | -9° |
| Average low (°C) | -20° | -19° | -14° | -9° | -1° | 5° | 8° | 6° | 1° | -5° | -14° | -19° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 25 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 52 | 72 | 66 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 25 |
How to get to Hetta
The nearest airport is Enontekio Airport (ENF), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Kittilä International Airport (KTT) (91 km).
Airports
- Enontekio Airport (ENF) Enontekio 9 kmwest
- Kittilä International Airport (KTT) Kittilä 91 kmsoutheast
- Kiruna Airport (KRN) Kiruna 151 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Hetta
Within 100 km: 7 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Syväjärvi Lake 18 kmW
- Vuontisjärvi Lake 15 kmE
- Ounastunturi Mountain 14 kmS
- Vaikkojoki River 7 kmNE
25–60 km8 places
- Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park Natural site 27 kmSE
- Kuolajoki River 38 kmSE
- Pöyrisjärvi Lake 38 kmN
- Iso Lohijärvi Lake 58 kmSE
60–100 km6 places
- Kelottijärvi Lake 69 kmW
- Lake Äkäsjärvi Lake 66 kmS
- Ylläs Mountain 95 kmS
- Aakenustunturi Mountain 86 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vaikkojoki River, Enontekiö7.1 km NE
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Käkkälöjoki River, Enontekiö13 km E
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Ounastunturi Mountain, Enontekiö14 km S
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Vuontisjärvi Lake, Enontekiö15 km E
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Syväjärvi Lake, Lapland Region18 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources