Karigasniemi

Karigasniemi (Northern Sami: Gáregasnjárga) is a village in the municipality of Utsjoki in Finland. It lies at the foot of Mount Ailigás.

Karigasniemi (Finnish) Gáregasnjárga (Northern Sami)
Village
Karigasniemi Location in Finland
Coordinates: 69°23′54″N 25°51′18″E
Country	Finland
Province	Lapland
Municipality	Utsjoki
Population
• Total	300
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)

The village is situated on the border between Norway and Finland 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of the Norwegian village of Karasjok. It lies on the banks of the river Inarijoki (Anarjohka), which, downstream of Karigasniemi, joins the river Karasjohka to form the famous salmon fishing river Tana.

The border-crossing bridge over the Inarijoki river in Karigasniemi, to Dorvonjárga in Norway.

Karigasniemi lies on the road between the Finnish town of Ivalo and Lakselv in Norway.

Karigasniemi is home to about 300 people, of which more than half are Sámi. There are one grocery store, two petrol stations and three bars and restaurants, mostly because of a lot of border traffic from the Norwegian side. There is also a school and a small health care center in the village.

Karigasniemi is also a junction point where travelers can choose the road to Nordkapp or other places at the Arctic Ocean.

External links

• Media related to Karigasniemi at Wikimedia Commons
• Karigasniemi travel guide from Wikivoyage