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| image_caption = The snowy main road 4 (E75) in Inari village in Inari, Finland, Winter 2020-02.
| image_caption = The snowy [[Finnish national road 4|main road 4]] ([[European route E75|E75]]) in the [[Inari (village)|Inari village]]
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| seat = [[Ivalo]]
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| leader_title = Municipal manager
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| leader_name = Toni K. Laine
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| leader_name = Tommi Kasurinen
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| established_date = 1876
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'''Inari''' ({{IPA-fi|ˈinɑri}}; {{lang-smn|Aanaar}}; {{lang-sms|Aanar}}; {{lang-sme|Anár}} {{IPA-se|ˈanaːr|}}; [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] and [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: ''Enare'') is [[Finland]]'s largest [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] by area (but one of the most sparsely populated), with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major sources of income are tourism, service industry and cold climate testing. With the [[Siida (museum)|Siida]] museum in the [[Inari (village)|village of Inari]], it is a center of [[Sami people|Sami]] culture, widely known as the "capital of Sámi culture".<ref>[https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000003936324.html HS: Inarin kirkonkylästä tullut saamelaisten pääkaupunki] (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://www.rantapallo.fi/cillamaria/2019/12/07/saamenmaasta-kulttuurista-ja-mytologiasta/ Saamenmaasta, kulttuurista ja mytologiasta – Rantapallo] (in Finnish)</ref>
'''Inari''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈinɑri}}; {{lang-smn|Aanaar}}; {{lang-sms|Aanar}}; {{lang-se|Anár}} {{IPA-se|ˈanaːr|}}; [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] and {{lang-sv|Enare}}) is [[Finland]]'s largest [[Municipalities of Finland|municipality]] by area (but one of the most sparsely populated), with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major sources of income are tourism, service industry, and cold climate testing. With the [[Siida (museum)|Siida]] museum in the [[Inari (village)|village of Inari]], it is a center of [[Sámi peoples|Sámi]] culture, widely known as the "capital of Sámi culture".<ref>[https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000003936324.html HS: Inarin kirkonkylästä tullut saamelaisten pääkaupunki] (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://www.rantapallo.fi/cillamaria/2019/12/07/saamenmaasta-kulttuurista-ja-mytologiasta/ Saamenmaasta, kulttuurista ja mytologiasta – Rantapallo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323142704/https://www.rantapallo.fi/cillamaria/2019/12/07/saamenmaasta-kulttuurista-ja-mytologiasta/ |date=23 March 2023 }} (in Finnish)</ref>


The [[Ivalo Airport|airport]] in [[Ivalo]] and the country's key north-south [[European route E75|European Route E75]] ([[Finnish national road 4|Finland's National Road 4]]) bring summer and winter vacationers seeking resorts with access to a well-preserved, uncrowded natural environment.
The [[Ivalo Airport|airport]] in [[Ivalo]] and the country's key north-south [[European route E75|European Route E75]] ([[Finnish national road 4|Finland's National Road 4]]) bring summer and winter vacationers seeking resorts with access to a well-preserved, uncrowded natural environment.


==Demographics==
==History==
The municipality was established in 1876. It was claimed from about 1942 to 1945 by the [[Quisling regime#Territorial claims|Quisling regime]] during the [[Nazi occupation of Norway]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Kurt D. Singer |date=1943 |title=Duel for the northland: the war of enemy agents in Scandinavia |publisher=R. M. McBride & company |page=200 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D_CpugEACAAJ |access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref>

===Population===
The municipality of Inari has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Inari, Finland}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}).<ref name="population_count" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Inari, Finland|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

Its two largest villages are [[Ivalo]] and [[Inari (village)|Inari]]. Other villages are [[Törmänen]], [[Keväjärvi]], Koppelo, [[Sevettijärvi]]–[[Neiden, Finnmark|Näätämö]], [[Saariselkä]], [[Nellim]], [[Angeli, Finland|Angeli]], [[Kaamanen]], [[Kuttura]], [[Lisma]], Partakko, and Riutula.

===Languages===
The municipality has four official languages: [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Inari Sami language|Inari Sami]] (ca. 400 estimated speakers), [[Skolt Sami language|Skolt Sami]] (ca. 400 speakers), and [[Northern Sami]] (ca. 700 speakers). The estimates of how many people have some command of each of the Sami languages differ from the number of people who list them as their mother tongues. Of the total population of 6,863 in 2010, 6,366 people registered [[Finnish language|Finnish]] and 400 people registered one of the [[Sami languages]] as their mother tongue. Ninety-seven inhabitants were native speakers of other languages.

===Citizenship===
Only about 1%, 78 persons, were citizens of countries other than Finland in 2010.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Inari is the [[List of Finnish municipalities by area|largest municipality by area]] in Finland. Located in [[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]], it covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Inari, Finland}}|km2}},<ref name="total_area" /> of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Inari, Finland}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. With an area of {{convert|1043|km2|abbr=on}}, [[Lake Inari]] is the third largest lake in Finland, {{convert|40|km2|abbr=on}} smaller than the country's second largest [[Lake Päijänne]].
Inari is the [[List of Finnish municipalities by area|largest municipality by area]] in Finland. Located in [[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]], it covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Inari, Finland}}|km2}},<ref name="total_area"/> of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Inari, Finland}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. With an area of {{convert|1043|km2|abbr=on}}, [[Lake Inari]] is the third largest lake in Finland, {{convert|40|km2|abbr=on}} smaller than the country's second largest [[Lake Päijänne]].


Finland's largest [[National parks of Finland|National Park]] [[Lemmenjoki National Park|Lemmenjoki]] is partly located in Inari, as is the [[Urho Kekkonen National Park]]. Vast parts of the municipality are designated [[wilderness reserves of Finland|wilderness areas]]: [[Hammastunturi Wilderness Area|Hammastunturi]], [[Muotkatunturi Wilderness Area|Muotkatunturi]], [[Paistunturi Wilderness Area|Paistunturi]], [[Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area|Kaldoaivi]], [[Vätsäri Wilderness Area|Vätsäri]], and [[Tsarmitunturi Wilderness Area|Tsarmitunturi]].
Finland's largest [[National parks of Finland|National Park]] [[Lemmenjoki National Park|Lemmenjoki]] is partly located in Inari, as is the [[Urho Kekkonen National Park]]. Vast parts of the municipality are designated [[wilderness reserves of Finland|wilderness areas]]: [[Hammastunturi Wilderness Area|Hammastunturi]], [[Muotkatunturi Wilderness Area|Muotkatunturi]], [[Paistunturi Wilderness Area|Paistunturi]], [[Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area|Kaldoaivi]], [[Vätsäri Wilderness Area|Vätsäri]], and [[Tsarmitunturi Wilderness Area|Tsarmitunturi]].
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===Climate===
===Climate===


Inari has a chilly and humid climate with fairly cold winters and cool summers ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] [[Subarctic climate|Dfc]]). Due to the polar night, winter time temperatures are often severely cold. However, the midnight sun contributes to surprisingly high summertime temperatures. The warmest temperature ever recorded at [[Ivalo Airport]] was {{convert|31.8|C}} in July 1925, while the coldest temperature on record was {{convert|-48.9|C}} in January 1999. However, in July 1914 Thule weather station in western Inari recorded an unofficial record high temperature of {{convert|34.7|C}}, which is the highest temperature ever recorded in Lapland.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ilmatieteellinen Keskuslaitos:Suomen meteorologinen vuosikirja, 1914}}</ref> Inari is also among the driest locations in Finland, especially in the winter when the average precipitation total is less than half of the amount that Southern Finland receives. The driest year on record was 1941 when only 120,1&nbsp;mm (4,7 inches) fell.<ref name="Suomen Maakuntien ilmasto-Ilmatieteenlaitos">[https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/15734/2009nro8.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]</ref>
Inari has a chilly and humid climate with fairly cold winters and cool summers ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] [[Subarctic climate|Dfc]]). Due to the polar night, winter time temperatures are often severely cold. However, the midnight sun contributes to surprisingly high summertime temperatures. The warmest temperature ever recorded at [[Ivalo Airport]] was {{convert|31.8|C}} in July 1925, while the coldest temperature on record was {{convert|-48.9|C}} in January 1999. However, in July 1914 Thule weather station in western Inari recorded an unofficial record high temperature of {{convert|34.7|C}}, which is the highest temperature ever recorded in Lapland.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ilmatieteellinen Keskuslaitos:Suomen meteorologinen vuosikirja, 1914}}</ref> Inari is also among the driest locations in Finland, especially in the winter when the average precipitation total is less than half of the amount that Southern Finland receives. The driest year on record was 1941 when only 120,1&nbsp;mm (4,7 inches) fell.<ref name="Suomen Maakuntien ilmasto-Ilmatieteenlaitos"/>


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| Dec precipitation days = 17
| Dec precipitation days = 17
|unit precipitation days=0.1 mm
|unit precipitation days=0.1 mm
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| source 1 = FMI climatological normals for Finland 1991-2020<ref name="FMI normals 1991-2020">{{cite web |title=Ilmastollinen vertailukausi 1991-2020 |trans-title= Climatic reference period 1991-2020 |access-date=8 October 2021 |url=https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/ilmastollinen-vertailukausi |website=Ilmatieteen laitos – Finnish Meteorological Institute |language=fi}}</ref>
| source 2 = record highs and lows 1961- present<ref name="FMI open data">{{cite web
| source 2 = record highs and lows 1961–present<ref name="FMI wst archive">{{cite web
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| url = https://kilotavu.com/fmi-tilastot.php?taulukkomoodi=true
| trans-title = Archive of weather stations of the Finnish Meteorological Institute
| title = FMI open data
| title =Ilmatieteen laitoksen sääasemien arkisto
| publisher = FMI
| publisher = FMI
| language = fi
| access-date = 26 April 2016}}</ref>
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[[Finnish Meteorological Institute|FMI]](record highs and lows 1925-1961)<ref name="Suomen Maakuntien ilmasto-Ilmatieteenlaitos">[https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/15734/2009nro8.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y]</ref>
[[Finnish Meteorological Institute|FMI]](record highs and lows 1925-1961)<ref name="Suomen Maakuntien ilmasto-Ilmatieteenlaitos">{{cite report |editor-last1=Kersalo |editor-first1=Juha |editor-last2=Pirinen |editor-first2=Pentti |date=2009 |title=Suomen Maakuntien Ilmasto |url=https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/15734/2009nro8.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |publisher=Finnish Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
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==Politics==
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[[File:Sami Parliament.jpg|thumb|The [[Sámi Parliament of Finland|Sami Parliament Chamber]]]]
| location = [[Ivalo Airport]] (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959- present)
| collapsed = Y
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 6.3
| Feb record high C = 6.9
| Mar record high C = 9.5
| Apr record high C = 16.7
| May record high C = 28.2
| Jun record high C = 31.7
| Jul record high C = 31.6
| Aug record high C = 31.4
| Sep record high C = 21.9
| Oct record high C = 13.3
| Nov record high C = 9.3
| Dec record high C = 7.4
| year record high C = 31.7
| Jan high C = -7.9
| Feb high C = -7.4
| Mar high C = -2.2
| Apr high C = 3.2
| May high C = 9.3
| Jun high C = 15.4
| Jul high C = 19.1
| Aug high C = 16.4
| Sep high C = 10.7
| Oct high C = 2.8
| Nov high C = -2.8
| Dec high C = -5.6
| year high C = 4.3
| Jan mean C = -11.8
| Feb mean C = -11.4
| Mar mean C = -6.8
| Apr mean C = -1.0
| May mean C = 4.9
| Jun mean C = 10.8
| Jul mean C = 14.3
| Aug mean C = 11.9
| Sep mean C = 7.0
| Oct mean C = 0.2
| Nov mean C = -5.7
| Dec mean C = -9.1
| year mean C = 0.3
| Jan low C = -16.5
| Feb low C = -16.1
| Mar low C = -12.3
| Apr low C = -5.8
| May low C = 0.5
| Jun low C = 6.4
| Jul low C = 9.9
| Aug low C = 7.8
| Sep low C = 3.5
| Oct low C = -2.4
| Nov low C = -9.3
| Dec low C = -13.3
| year low C = -4.0
| Jan record low C = -48.9
| Feb record low C = -48.6
| Mar record low C = -39.9
| Apr record low C = -29.8
| May record low C = -18.3
| Jun record low C = -3.3
| Jul record low C = -0.1
| Aug record low C = -3.6
| Sep record low C = -11.6
| Oct record low C = -27.6
| Nov record low C = -37.5
| Dec record low C = -40.6
| year record low C = -48.9
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 25
| Feb precipitation mm = 23
| Mar precipitation mm = 22
| Apr precipitation mm = 27
| May precipitation mm = 37
| Jun precipitation mm = 59
| Jul precipitation mm = 70
| Aug precipitation mm = 71
| Sep precipitation mm = 48
| Oct precipitation mm = 43
| Nov precipitation mm = 31
| Dec precipitation mm = 29
| year precipitation mm = 485
| Jan precipitation days = 14
| Feb precipitation days = 13
| Mar precipitation days = 11
| Apr precipitation days = 12
| May precipitation days = 13
| Jun precipitation days = 14
| Jul precipitation days = 15
| Aug precipitation days = 16
| Sep precipitation days = 14
| Oct precipitation days = 14
| Nov precipitation days = 14
| Dec precipitation days = 14
| year precipitation days = 164
| unit precipitation days= 0.1 mm
| Jan humidity = 84
| Feb humidity = 83
| Mar humidity = 78
| Apr humidity = 73
| May humidity = 68
| Jun humidity = 67
| Jul humidity = 72
| Aug humidity = 78
| Sep humidity = 82
| Oct humidity = 87
| Nov humidity = 89
| Dec humidity = 86
| year humidity = 79
| source 2 = Record highs and lows<ref name="FMI Ivalo Air">{{cite web
| url = https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=102033
| trans-title = Tabular statistics: Inari Ivalo Airport
| title = Taulukkotilasto: Inari Ivalo lentoasema
| publisher = Finnish Meteorological Institute
| language = fi
| access-date = 22 October 2023}}</ref>
| source = FMI normals 1991-2020<ref name="Normals FMIreport 1991-2020">{{citation |last1=Jokinen |first1=Pauli |last2=Pirinen |first2=Pentti |last3=Kaukoranta |first3=Juho-Pekka |last4=Kangas |first4=Antti |last5=Alenius |first5=Pekka |last6=Eriksson |first6=Patrick |last7=Johansson |first7=Milla |last8=Wilkman |first8=Sofia |title=Tilastoja Suomen ilmastosta ja merestä 1991-2020 |date=October 2021 |publisher=Ilmatieteen laitos – Finnish Meteorological Institute |isbn=978-952-336-148-5 |doi=10.35614/isbn.9789523361485 |hdl=10138/336063 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10138/336063 |language=fi |issn=0782-6079 |access-date= 22 October 2023}}</ref>
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| width = auto
| location = Inari Väylä (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1993- present)
| collapsed = Y
| metric first = Y
| single line = Y
| Jan record high C = 5.3
| Feb record high C = 6.8
| Mar record high C = 9.2
| Apr record high C = 15.6
| May record high C = 28.0
| Jun record high C = 30.2
| Jul record high C = 32.0
| Aug record high C = 32.3
| Sep record high C = 22.5
| Oct record high C = 13.6
| Nov record high C = 7.9
| Dec record high C = 6.4
| year record high C = 32.3
| Jan high C = -8.6
| Feb high C = -8.1
| Mar high C = -2.8
| Apr high C = 3.0
| May high C = 8.7
| Jun high C = 14.8
| Jul high C = 18.8
| Aug high C = 16.0
| Sep high C = 10.5
| Oct high C = 2.8
| Nov high C = -3.1
| Dec high C = -5.9
| year high C = 3.8
| Jan mean C = -13.0
| Feb mean C = -12.4
| Mar mean C = -7.7
| Apr mean C = -1.7
| May mean C = 4.2
| Jun mean C = 9.9
| Jul mean C = 13.5
| Aug mean C = 11.2
| Sep mean C = 6.5
| Oct mean C = 0.0
| Nov mean C = -6.3
| Dec mean C = -9.9
| year mean C = -0.5
| Jan low C = -19.1
| Feb low C = -18.8
| Mar low C = -14.0
| Apr low C = -6.9
| May low C = -0.5
| Jun low C = 5.1
| Jul low C = 8.7
| Aug low C = 6.6
| Sep low C = 2.4
| Oct low C = -2.9
| Nov low C = -10.4
| Dec low C = -15.5
| year low C = -5.4
| Jan record low C = -49.5
| Feb record low C = -42.7
| Mar record low C = -39.1
| Apr record low C = -28.8
| May record low C = -19.8
| Jun record low C = -3.5
| Jul record low C = -1.1
| Aug record low C = -3.5
| Sep record low C = -8.4
| Oct record low C = -22.8
| Nov record low C = -35.5
| Dec record low C = -40.2
| year record low C = -49.5
| source 1 = https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-lampotilatilastot
| source 2 = https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=102042

}}

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|1972|6841
|1980|6900
|1990|7559
|2000|7360
|2010|6778
|2020|6862
|2021|7008
|footnote=Source: [[Statistics Finland]]
}}

===Population===
The municipality of Inari has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Inari, Finland}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}).<ref name="population_count"/> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Inari, Finland|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. The population peaked in 1993, at 7,874. It then decreased continuously until 2012, when the population was 6,732. Since then it has steadily increased to 7,008 in 2021. Inari is expected to be the only municipality in Lapland, along with Rovaniemi, that will experience population growth by 2040. This has been attributed to increased tourism.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kun muu Lappi tyhjenee, niin Suomen suurimman kunnan väkiluku kasvaa – näin erämaaluonto houkuttelee ihmisiä jäämään |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-11005194 |website=yle.fi |access-date=10 December 2022 |language=Finnish}}</ref>

Its two largest villages are [[Ivalo]] and [[Inari (village)|Inari]]. Other villages are [[Törmänen]], [[Keväjärvi]], Koppelo, [[Sevettijärvi]]–[[Neiden, Finnmark|Näätämö]], [[Saariselkä]], [[Nellim]], [[Angeli, Finland|Angeli]], [[Kaamanen]], [[Kuttura]], [[Lisma]], Partakko, and Riutula.

The registered Sámi population in Inari from the [[Sámi Parliament of Finland|2019 election]] was 2,141, which was 31% of Inari's population.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistical information about the municipality of Inari |url=https://www.inari.fi/fi/inari-info/tilastotietoa.html |website=Municipality of Inari |access-date=10 December 2022 |language=fi, en, smn, sv}} {{lang-fi|"Tilastotietoa Inarin kunnasta"}}</ref>

===Languages===
The municipality has four official languages: [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[Inari Sámi language|Inari Sámi]] ({{circa|400}} estimated speakers), [[Skolt Sámi language|Skolt Sámi]] ({{circa|400|lk=no}} speakers), and [[Northern Sámi]] ({{circa|700|lk=no}} speakers). The estimates of how many people have some command of each of the Sámi languages differ from the number of people who list them as their mother tongues. Of the total population of 7,008 in 2021, 6,248 people registered [[Finnish language|Finnish]] (89.16%) and 475 people registered one of the [[Sámi languages]] as their mother tongue (6.78%). Swedish is the mother tongue of 27 individuals (0.39%) and 258 people (3.68%) speak foreign languages. The most-spoken foreign languages are: Russian (0.86%), German (0.51%), French (0.31%), Dutch (0.22%) and English (0.20%).<ref>{{cite web |title=Population structure: Language according to sex by municipality, 1990-2022 — Inari 2021 |language=en, fi, sv |date=2021 |website=PxWeb – StatFin's Database |publisher=Statistics Finland |access-date=10 December 2022 |url=https://statfin.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rm.px/}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
'''Mother tongue in Inari'''
|-bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! rowspan="2" | Language
|-bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! 1990
! 2000
! 2010
! 2021
|-
| Finnish
| align="right" | 94.02%
| align="right" | 93.15%
| align="right" | 92.53%
| align="right" | 89.16%
|-
| Sámi
| align="right" | 5.46%
| align="right" | 5.84%
| align="right" | 5.98%
| align="right" | 6.78%
|-
| Swedish
| align="right" | 0.19%
| align="right" | 0.31%
| align="right" | 0.30%
| align="right" | 0.39%
|-
| Other
| align="right" | 0.33%
| align="right" | 0.69%
| align="right" | 1.20%
| align="right" | 3.68%
|-
|}
===Citizenship===
Only about three percent, 214 persons, were citizens of countries other than Finland in 2022. The largest groups of foreign-citizens are from Russia (39 individuals), Germany (24), France (18), the Netherlands (14), Thailand (13) and Estonia (11).<ref>{{cite web |title=Population structure: Citizenship according to sex by municipality, 1990–2022 — Inari 2022 |date=2022 |website=PxWeb – StatFin's Database |language=en, fi, sv |publisher=Statistics Finland |url=https://statfin.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rh.px/ |access-date= 24 October 2023 }}</ref>

==Politics==
[[File:Sami Parliament.jpg|thumb|The [[Sámi Parliament of Finland|Sámi Parliament Chamber]]]]
{{Update section|date=May 2024}}
Results of the [[2011 Finnish parliamentary election]] in Inari:
Results of the [[2011 Finnish parliamentary election]] in Inari:


*[[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]] 36.2%
*[[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]] 36.2%
*[[True Finns]] 19.2%
*[[Finns Party]] 19.2%
*[[Left Alliance (Finland)|Left Alliance]] 13.8%
*[[Left Alliance (Finland)|Left Alliance]] 13.8%
*[[National Coalition Party]] 10.5%
*[[National Coalition Party]] 10.5%
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*[[Christian Democrats (Finland)|Christian Democrats]] 1.2%
*[[Christian Democrats (Finland)|Christian Democrats]] 1.2%
*Other parties 0.5%
*Other parties 0.5%

==History==
The municipality was established in 1876. It was claimed from about 1942 to 1945 by the [[Quisling regime#Territorial claims|Quisling regime]] during the [[Nazi occupation of Norway]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Kurt D. Singer |date=1943 |title=Duel for the northland: the war of enemy agents in Scandinavia |publisher=R. M. McBride & company |page=200 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D_CpugEACAAJ |access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref>


== Sites of interest ==
== Sites of interest ==
[[File:Sami Cultural Center SAJOS Inari village.JPG|thumb|[[Sajos]], the Sami Cultural Center in the [[Inari (village)|Inari village]]]]
[[File:Sami Cultural Center SAJOS Inari village.JPG|thumb|[[Sajos]], the Sámi Cultural Center in the [[Inari (village)|Inari village]]]]
* [[Inari (village)|Inari]] village
** [[Siida (museum)|Siida]], Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre
** [[Sajos]], Sámi Cultural Center
* [[Ivalo]] village
** [[Ivalo Airport]]
** [[Ivalo (river)|Ivalo]] river
* [[Saariselkä]] holiday resort
* [[Urho Kekkonen National Park]]
* [[Lemmenjoki National Park]]
* [[Hammastunturi Wilderness Area]]
* [[Hammastunturi Wilderness Area]]
* [[Otsamo fell]], a popular hiking destination
* [[Ivalo River]]
* [[Lemmenjoki National Park]]
* [[Siida (museum)|Siida]], Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre
* [[Otsamo fell]]
* [[Urho Kekkonen National Park]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
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{{Commons category|Inari}}
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Inari}}
*{{wikivoyage-inline|Inari}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090201192201/http://inari.fi/web/index.php?id=3 Municipality of Inari] – official website
*[https://www.inari.fi/en/ Municipality of Inari] – official website


{{Geographic location
| Centre = Inari
| N = [[Utsjoki]]
| NE = {{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Sør-Varanger Municipality|Sør-Varanger]]
| E = {{Flagicon|RUS}} {{Ill|Nikel Urban Settlement|lt=Nikel|ru|Городское поселение Никель}}
| SE = {{Flagicon|RUS}} {{Ill|Verkhnetulomsky Urban Settlement|lt=Verkhnetulomsky|ru|Городское поселение Верхнетуломский}}
| S = [[Sodankylä]]
| SW = [[Kittilä]]
| W = {{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Kautokeino Municipality|Kautokeino]]<br/>[[Enontekiö]]
| NW = {{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Karasjok Municipality|Karasjok]]
}}
{{Lapland}}
{{Lapland}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of Lapland (Finland)]]

Latest revision as of 17:00, 4 September 2024

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Inari
Inari (Finnish)
Aanaar (Inari Sami)
Aanar (Skolt Sami)
Anár (Northern Sami)
Enare (Swedish)
Municipality
Inarin kunta (Finnish)
Aanaar kieldâ (Inari Sami)
Aanar kåʹdd (Skolt Sami)
Anára gielda (Northern Sami)
Enare kommun (Swedish)
The snowy main road 4 (E75) in the Inari village
The snowy main road 4 (E75) in the Inari village
Coat of arms of Inari
Coat of arms
Location of Inari in Finland
Location of Inari in Finland
Coordinates: 68°54′18″N 027°01′49″E / 68.90500°N 27.03028°E / 68.90500; 27.03028
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionNorthern Lapland
Charter1876
SeatIvalo
Government
 • Municipal managerTommi Kasurinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total17,333.65 km2 (6,692.56 sq mi)
 • Land15,060.09 km2 (5,814.73 sq mi)
 • Water2,281.41 km2 (880.86 sq mi)
 • RankLargest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,127
 • Rank131st largest in Finland
 • Density0.47/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish87.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Sami6.9%
 • Others5%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1412.1%
 • 15 to 6461%
 • 65 or older26.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.inari.fi/en/

Inari (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈinɑri]; Inari Sami: Aanaar; Skolt Sami: Aanar; Northern Sami: Anár [ˈanaːr]; Norwegian and Swedish: Enare) is Finland's largest municipality by area (but one of the most sparsely populated), with four official languages, more than any other in the country. Its major sources of income are tourism, service industry, and cold climate testing. With the Siida museum in the village of Inari, it is a center of Sámi culture, widely known as the "capital of Sámi culture".[5][6]

The airport in Ivalo and the country's key north-south European Route E75 (Finland's National Road 4) bring summer and winter vacationers seeking resorts with access to a well-preserved, uncrowded natural environment.

History

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The municipality was established in 1876. It was claimed from about 1942 to 1945 by the Quisling regime during the Nazi occupation of Norway.[7]

Geography

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Inari is the largest municipality by area in Finland. Located in Lapland, it covers an area of 17,333.65 square kilometres (6,692.56 sq mi),[1] of which 2,281.41 km2 (880.86 sq mi) is water. With an area of 1,043 km2 (403 sq mi), Lake Inari is the third largest lake in Finland, 40 km2 (15 sq mi) smaller than the country's second largest Lake Päijänne.

Finland's largest National Park Lemmenjoki is partly located in Inari, as is the Urho Kekkonen National Park. Vast parts of the municipality are designated wilderness areas: Hammastunturi, Muotkatunturi, Paistunturi, Kaldoaivi, Vätsäri, and Tsarmitunturi.

The village of Inari is Finland's northernmost holiday resort. The airport is located in the nearby village of Ivalo.

Climate

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Inari has a chilly and humid climate with fairly cold winters and cool summers (Köppen Dfc). Due to the polar night, winter time temperatures are often severely cold. However, the midnight sun contributes to surprisingly high summertime temperatures. The warmest temperature ever recorded at Ivalo Airport was 31.8 °C (89.2 °F) in July 1925, while the coldest temperature on record was −48.9 °C (−56.0 °F) in January 1999. However, in July 1914 Thule weather station in western Inari recorded an unofficial record high temperature of 34.7 °C (94.5 °F), which is the highest temperature ever recorded in Lapland.[8] Inari is also among the driest locations in Finland, especially in the winter when the average precipitation total is less than half of the amount that Southern Finland receives. The driest year on record was 1941 when only 120,1 mm (4,7 inches) fell.[9]

Climate data for Inari Nellim, 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1925- present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		6.9
(44.4) 		11.0
(51.8) 		16.4
(61.5) 		28.2
(82.8) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		24.4
(75.9) 		12.8
(55.0) 		8.6
(47.5) 		7.4
(45.3) 		31.8
(89.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.6
(18.3) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		2.9
(37.2) 		8.8
(47.8) 		15
(59) 		18.7
(65.7) 		15.9
(60.6) 		10.5
(50.9) 		3
(37) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		4.2
(39.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.1
(10.2) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		4.5
(40.1) 		10.4
(50.7) 		14.2
(57.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		7.2
(45.0) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		0.2
(32.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −17.4
(0.7) 		−16.8
(1.8) 		−12.9
(8.8) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		0.4
(32.7) 		6.3
(43.3) 		10
(50) 		8
(46) 		3.8
(38.8) 		−2
(28) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−13.8
(7.2) 		−4.2
(24.4)
Record low °C (°F) −48.9
(−56.0) 		−48.6
(−55.5) 		−39.9
(−39.8) 		−29.8
(−21.6) 		−15.8
(3.6) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−27.6
(−17.7) 		−34.3
(−29.7) 		−42.0
(−43.6) 		−48.9
(−56.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25
(1.0) 		21
(0.8) 		22
(0.9) 		26
(1.0) 		37
(1.5) 		61
(2.4) 		73
(2.9) 		69
(2.7) 		45
(1.8) 		43
(1.7) 		28
(1.1) 		26
(1.0) 		476
(18.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 16 14 13 13 15 15 17 17 16 17 16 17 186
Source 1: FMI climatological normals for Finland 1991-2020[10]
Source 2: record highs and lows 1961–present[11]

FMI(record highs and lows 1925-1961)[9]

Climate data for Ivalo Airport (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959- present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		6.9
(44.4) 		9.5
(49.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		28.2
(82.8) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.6
(88.9) 		31.4
(88.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		13.3
(55.9) 		9.3
(48.7) 		7.4
(45.3) 		31.7
(89.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −7.9
(17.8) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		3.2
(37.8) 		9.3
(48.7) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.1
(66.4) 		16.4
(61.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		4.3
(39.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.8
(10.8) 		−11.4
(11.5) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		4.9
(40.8) 		10.8
(51.4) 		14.3
(57.7) 		11.9
(53.4) 		7.0
(44.6) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		0.3
(32.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −16.5
(2.3) 		−16.1
(3.0) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		0.5
(32.9) 		6.4
(43.5) 		9.9
(49.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−9.3
(15.3) 		−13.3
(8.1) 		−4.0
(24.8)
Record low °C (°F) −48.9
(−56.0) 		−48.6
(−55.5) 		−39.9
(−39.8) 		−29.8
(−21.6) 		−18.3
(−0.9) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−27.6
(−17.7) 		−37.5
(−35.5) 		−40.6
(−41.1) 		−48.9
(−56.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25
(1.0) 		23
(0.9) 		22
(0.9) 		27
(1.1) 		37
(1.5) 		59
(2.3) 		70
(2.8) 		71
(2.8) 		48
(1.9) 		43
(1.7) 		31
(1.2) 		29
(1.1) 		485
(19.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14 13 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 14 14 14 164
Average relative humidity (%) 84 83 78 73 68 67 72 78 82 87 89 86 79
Source 1: FMI normals 1991-2020[12]
Source 2: Record highs and lows[13]
Climate data for Inari Väylä (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1993- present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5) 		6.8
(44.2) 		9.2
(48.6) 		15.6
(60.1) 		28.0
(82.4) 		30.2
(86.4) 		32.0
(89.6) 		32.3
(90.1) 		22.5
(72.5) 		13.6
(56.5) 		7.9
(46.2) 		6.4
(43.5) 		32.3
(90.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −8.6
(16.5) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		3.0
(37.4) 		8.7
(47.7) 		14.8
(58.6) 		18.8
(65.8) 		16.0
(60.8) 		10.5
(50.9) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		3.8
(38.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.0
(8.6) 		−12.4
(9.7) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		4.2
(39.6) 		9.9
(49.8) 		13.5
(56.3) 		11.2
(52.2) 		6.5
(43.7) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−9.9
(14.2) 		−0.5
(31.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −19.1
(−2.4) 		−18.8
(−1.8) 		−14.0
(6.8) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		5.1
(41.2) 		8.7
(47.7) 		6.6
(43.9) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−15.5
(4.1) 		−5.4
(22.3)
Record low °C (°F) −49.5
(−57.1) 		−42.7
(−44.9) 		−39.1
(−38.4) 		−28.8
(−19.8) 		−19.8
(−3.6) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		−22.8
(−9.0) 		−35.5
(−31.9) 		−40.2
(−40.4) 		−49.5
(−57.1)
Source 1: https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-lampotilatilastot
Source 2: https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=102042

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
19726,841—    
19806,900+0.9%
19907,559+9.6%
20007,360−2.6%
20106,778−7.9%
20206,862+1.2%
20217,008+2.1%
Source: Statistics Finland

Population

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The municipality of Inari has a population of 7,127 (31 December 2023).[2] The population density is 0.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.2/sq mi). The population peaked in 1993, at 7,874. It then decreased continuously until 2012, when the population was 6,732. Since then it has steadily increased to 7,008 in 2021. Inari is expected to be the only municipality in Lapland, along with Rovaniemi, that will experience population growth by 2040. This has been attributed to increased tourism.[14]

Its two largest villages are Ivalo and Inari. Other villages are Törmänen, Keväjärvi, Koppelo, Sevettijärvi–Näätämö, Saariselkä, Nellim, Angeli, Kaamanen, Kuttura, Lisma, Partakko, and Riutula.

The registered Sámi population in Inari from the 2019 election was 2,141, which was 31% of Inari's population.[15]

Languages

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The municipality has four official languages: Finnish, Inari Sámi (c. 400 estimated speakers), Skolt Sámi (c. 400 speakers), and Northern Sámi (c. 700 speakers). The estimates of how many people have some command of each of the Sámi languages differ from the number of people who list them as their mother tongues. Of the total population of 7,008 in 2021, 6,248 people registered Finnish (89.16%) and 475 people registered one of the Sámi languages as their mother tongue (6.78%). Swedish is the mother tongue of 27 individuals (0.39%) and 258 people (3.68%) speak foreign languages. The most-spoken foreign languages are: Russian (0.86%), German (0.51%), French (0.31%), Dutch (0.22%) and English (0.20%).[16]

Mother tongue in Inari
Language
1990 2000 2010 2021
Finnish 94.02% 93.15% 92.53% 89.16%
Sámi 5.46% 5.84% 5.98% 6.78%
Swedish 0.19% 0.31% 0.30% 0.39%
Other 0.33% 0.69% 1.20% 3.68%

Citizenship

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Only about three percent, 214 persons, were citizens of countries other than Finland in 2022. The largest groups of foreign-citizens are from Russia (39 individuals), Germany (24), France (18), the Netherlands (14), Thailand (13) and Estonia (11).[17]

Politics

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The Sámi Parliament Chamber

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Inari:

Sites of interest

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Sajos, the Sámi Cultural Center in the Inari village

See also

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References

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  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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  9. ^ a b Kersalo, Juha; Pirinen, Pentti, eds. (2009). Suomen Maakuntien Ilmasto (PDF) (Report). Finnish Meteorological Institute.
  10. ^ "Ilmastollinen vertailukausi 1991-2020" [Climatic reference period 1991-2020]. Ilmatieteen laitos – Finnish Meteorological Institute (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Ilmatieteen laitoksen sääasemien arkisto" [Archive of weather stations of the Finnish Meteorological Institute] (in Finnish). FMI. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  12. ^ Jokinen, Pauli; Pirinen, Pentti; Kaukoranta, Juho-Pekka; Kangas, Antti; Alenius, Pekka; Eriksson, Patrick; Johansson, Milla; Wilkman, Sofia (October 2021), Tilastoja Suomen ilmastosta ja merestä 1991-2020 (in Finnish), Ilmatieteen laitos – Finnish Meteorological Institute, doi:10.35614/isbn.9789523361485, hdl:10138/336063, ISBN 978-952-336-148-5, ISSN 0782-6079, retrieved 22 October 2023
  13. ^ "Taulukkotilasto: Inari Ivalo lentoasema" [Tabular statistics: Inari Ivalo Airport] (in Finnish). Finnish Meteorological Institute. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Kun muu Lappi tyhjenee, niin Suomen suurimman kunnan väkiluku kasvaa – näin erämaaluonto houkuttelee ihmisiä jäämään". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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  16. ^ "Population structure: Language according to sex by municipality, 1990-2022 — Inari 2021". PxWeb – StatFin's Database (in English, Finnish, and Swedish). Statistics Finland. 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Population structure: Citizenship according to sex by municipality, 1990–2022 — Inari 2022". PxWeb – StatFin's Database (in English, Finnish, and Swedish). Statistics Finland. 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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