Ivalo
Ivalo (Avveel, Avvil, Â’vvel) is a village in the municipality of Inari, Lapland, Finland, located on the Ivalo River 20 km south of Lake Inari in the Arctic Circle. It has a population of 3,998 As of 2003 and a small airport, located 11 kilometres (7 mi) southwest from Ivalo. 30 km south of Ivalo is a very popular resort named Saariselkä.
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Overview
The closest border crossing into Russia is about 50 km from Ivalo: the Raja-Jooseppi border station is staffed by Finland's authorities.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ivalo • Native Name — Avveel Avvil Â’vvel • Settlement Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Finland • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Lapland • Subdivision Type2 — Municipality • Subdivision Name2 — Inari • Unit Pref — Metric • Population Total — 3,062 • Population As Of — 2015 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — EET • Utc Offset1 — +2 • Timezone1 Dst — EEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +3
Geography
Geography
The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 24 May to 22 July (70 days), and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer. The polar night is from 28 November to 9 January (43 days).
History
History
The village of Kyrö was established in the 1750s by the Finnish settler Henrik (Heikki) Mikonpoika Kyrö, who came from the Torne Valley. Before settling in Inari, he spent some time in Enontekiö and Kittilä. Ivalo was officially a separate village since the mid-19th century, but the name only gained wide usage in the early 20th century. Some people in Inari also knew it as Iivalo. Ivalo started growing after a road leading to Petsamo was built. Kyrö had been fully merged into Ivalo by 1940. Ivalo was severely damaged during the Lapland War (1944–1945) by the retreating German troops led by Generaloberst Lothar Rendulic. The village was subsequently extensively rebuilt.
Tourist destination
Tourist destination
Many tourists visit this place every year for winter sports (downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, husky and reindeer sledge riding) and for summer activities (trekking and hiking in the Saariselkä fjells, canoeing in Lapland's rivers, mountain biking, panning for gold, fishing, etc.).
Notable people
Notable people
• Kati-Claudia Fofonoff (1947–2011), Skolt author and translator • Anni-Kristiina Juuso (born 1979), actress • Kari Väänänen (born 1953), actor
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — The roundabout for Finnish national road 4 in downtown Ivalo • Illustration — The restaurant hotel Kultahippu • Illustration — Ivalo library • Illustration — St. Nicholas Orthodox Church • Illustration — Ivalo in 1945, in the aftermath of the Lapland War
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