Utsjoki

municipality in the region of Lapland in Finland

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

Coat of Arms of Utsjoki
Village Nuorgam in Utsjoki

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.

Rivers: Teno River (related page, Tana River (Europe)

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

Population growth

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

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