Ukko

Ukko is an island in , . The area of the lake is called Ukonselkä. Ukko was considered by the local Inari Sámi to be an extremely important , or sacred natural formation, and was used as a sacrificial site, perhaps as recently as in the 19th century.
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Latitude
68.93888° or 68° 56′ 20″ north
Longitude
27.2921° or 27° 17′ 32″ east
Open location code
9GW9W7QR+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25679591
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­grassland
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
10094379
Wiki­data ID
Q390151

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Ukko” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Уканківі”
  • Belarusian: “Уканківі”
  • Cebuano: “Äijih (pulo sa Finlandia)”
  • Cebuano: “Äijih”
  • Chinese: “烏孔基維”
  • Chinese: “烏空奇維”
  • Croatian: “Ukonkivi”
  • Czech: “posvátné místo Sámů”
  • Czech: “Ukonsaari”
  • Dutch: “Ukonkivi”
  • Dutch: “Ukonsaari”
  • Estonian: “Äijihsuálui”
  • Finnish: “Äijih”
  • Finnish: “Äijihsuálui”
  • Finnish: “Ukko”
  • Finnish: “Ukonkivi”
  • Finnish: “Ukonsaari”
  • French: “Ukko”
  • French: “Ukonkivi”
  • German: “Ukko”
  • German: “Ukonkivi”
  • German: “Ukonsaari”
  • Inari Sami: “Äijih”
  • Inari Sami: “Äijihsuálui”
  • Korean: “우코섬”
  • Korean: “우콘키비 섬”
  • Latvian: “Ukonkivi”
  • Northern Sami: “Áddjá”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ukko”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ukonkivi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ukonsaari”
  • Russian: “Уконкиви”
  • Spanish: “Ukonkivi”
  • Swedish: “Äijih (ö i Finland)”
  • Swedish: “Ukko”
  • Swedish: “Ukonkivi”
  • Swedish: “Ukonsaari”
  • Turkish: “Storlandet”
  • Turkish: “Ukko Adası”
  • Turkish: “Ukko”

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