Palo-Ukko
Palo-Ukko is an island in Inari, Pohjois-Lappi, Finnish Lapland.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.
Palo-Ukko
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Inari, Pohjois-Lappi, North-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.93766° or 68° 56′ 16″ northLongitude
27.30064° or 27° 18′ 2″ eastElevation
120 metres (394 feet)Open location code
9GW9W8Q2+37GeoNames ID
10094380
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Satellite Map
Discover Palo-Ukko from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Finnish to Inari Sami—“Palo-Ukko” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Palo-Ukko”
- Inari Sami: “Puállâm-Äijih”
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