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Coat of Arms of Utsjoki
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Village Nuorgam in Utsjoki

Utsjoki is a municipality in Lapland, Finland. Utsjoki is the only municipality in Finland where most people speak Sami as their first language.

As of February 2005, 1,373 people lived in Utsjoki. The municipalities next to it are Inari in Finland and Karasjok, Tana and Nesseby in Norway. Nuorgam in Utsjoki is the northernmost village in Finland and the European Union.

In the Northern Sami language, the municipality is known as Ohcejohka.

Population growth

Population
Year Population
1980
1,479
1985
1,548
1990
1,514
1995
1,568
2000
1,394
2005
1,363
2010
1,297

Images for kids

  • Utsjoki Mantojarvi

    Mantojärvi, near Utsjoki village

  • Utsjoki Norjan puolelta

    Utsjoki seen from Norway

  • Bridge at Utsjoki between Finland and Norway

    The Sami Bridge connects Utsjoki to Norway

See also

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