Facts About Lake Inari
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Lake Inari is located on the Northern part of Lapland, North of the Arctic Circle, on the border of subarctic and temperate climatic zones.
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Lake Inari is the third largest lake in Finland’s Lapland.
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The lake basin is the result of local tectonic movements. Because the lake had virtually no contact with the Baltic Sea, no marine relics can be found in its waters.
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The lake depression is a graben bounded by faults active in the Cenozoic.
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The lake is surrounded by forests mainly made up of pine and rarely of spruce. This area belongs to the sub-boreal vegetation zone and the Palearctic geographical region.
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The Lake empties northwards through the Paatsjoki at the mouth of the Varangerfjord, which is a bay of the Barents Sea.
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Numerous uninhabited islands can be found on the lake, such as Hammastunturi, Muotkatunturi, Paistunturi and Kaldoaivi. Nearly 50% of the area is occupied by more than 3,300 islands. Hautuumaasaari Island, also known as Graveyard Island, used to be a cemetery for ancient Sami people.
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You can find the following Fish within the lake Inari: Trout, lake salmon, Arctic char, white fish, grayling, perch and pike.
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The freezing period normally extends from November to early June.
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Lake Inari is the largest lake in Sápmi.
