Villages in Enontekiö

		Hetta Starting the 17th century, written documents from the region in the form of church, land and court books do exist. According to them, the first newcomers (i.e. Finns) to settle down at the site of contemporary Hetta village arrived at the turn of..
		Karesuvanto Karesuvanto is a large village in Lapland’s north western arm, situated on the banks of the Muoniojoki River, one half in Finland, the other in Sweden (Karesuando). From Karesuvanto it is a 110 km journey to Kilpisjärvi and 88 km to Muonio..
		Kilpisjärvi Kilpisjärvi village is situated in the thumb of Finland’s northwestern arm, right by the Norwegian and Swedish borders. About 100 inhabitants live in the village. Historically Kilpisjärvi is a very young village, dating back only to the beginning..
		Kuttanen Kuttanen village is situated along the Muoniojoki River on Enontekiö’s western border. The village can be reached by Highway 20, which heads towards Kilpisjärvi, lying 130 km away. Kuttanen is situated in Finland’s armpit..
		Leppäjärvi About thirty houses form the village of Leppäjärvi, located near Liankivaara "Fell Lianki", along the road from Hetta to Kautokeino, about 19 km north of Hetta.
		Nunnanen The village of Nunnanen is situated in the east of Enontekiö municipality. Nunnanen’s neighbouring village in Enontekiö is Peltovuoma. Its neighbour village southwards, the nearby village of Pulju, is located already in the municipality..
		Näkkälä By the shore of Lake Näkkälä and the upper end of Näkkälä River, which flows down to Ounas River, lies the village of Näkkälä. It was built in 1873 by various Sami families. The village can be reached by car from Palojärvi, a village about 10 km..
		Palojoensuu According to Finns, Finland is shaped like a young dancing lady. Accordingly the village of Palojoensuu is situated in her armpit! The village lies alongside the Muoniojoki and Palojoki Rivers and borders to the west..
		Palojärvi This Finnish village is situated along the Enontekiö to Kautokeino road, 12 km from the Norwegian border, north of the coniferous forest border line and about 26 km north of Hetta. Houses are situated by the west shore of Palojärvi Lake, which lies..
		Vuontisjärvi The village of Vuontisjärvi having 183 inhabitants is situated about twenty kilometres east from Hetta, on the banks of Vuontisjärvi Lake.