Pankinsaari
Pankinsaari is an island in Inari, Pohjois-Lappi, Finnish Lapland. Pankinsaari is situated nearby to the locality Juutua.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ukko.
Ukko
Islet
Photo: Bff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ukko is an island in Lake Inari, Finnish Lapland. The area of the lake is called Ukonselkä. Ukko was considered by the local Inari Sámi to be an extremely important sieidi, or sacred natural formation, and was used as a sacrificial site, perhaps as recently as in the 19th century. Ukko is situated 3½ km east of Pankinsaari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inari.
Inari
Town
Photo: Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inari is a population centre in the municipality by the same name in Lapland, Finland. It is widely known as the capital of Finnish Sámi culture. Inari is situated 8 km west of Pankinsaari.
Pankinsaari
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Lapland, Finland
- Category: landform
- Location: Inari, Pohjois-Lappi, North-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Pankinsaari” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Панкинсари”
- Cebuano: “Pankinsaari”
- Finnish: “Pankinsaari”
- Swedish: “Pankinsaari”
- Turkish: “Pankinsaari”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Juutua and Muddusjärvi.
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Highlights include Jaamišsuálui and Alppaasuálui.
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