Sevettijärvi ( Kolta- Sámi . Čeʹvetjäuʹrr , Inari-Sámi. Čevetjävri , Sá - Sámi . Čeavetjávri , Fin. Sevettijärvi ) is a village in the Inari community in northern Finland . It is located 120 km north of the regional center of Inari and 35 km from the Norwegian Neyden .
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| Sevettiarvi | |
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| colt-saami. Čeʹvetjäuʹrr , Inari Sami Čevetjävri , S. Sami Čeavetjávri , fin. Sevettijärvi | |
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| A country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland (region) |
| Community | Inari (community) |
| History and geography | |
It is a place of compact Saami living (90% of the residents living in the village are Skolts , there is also Inari Saami ).
The settlement was developed in 1949 in connection with the resettlement of 51 people from the Pechenga District who retired as a result of the Second World War to the Soviet Union. At the same time, a school, a medical center and an Orthodox chapel were built (1951). In the late 1960s, the first road was built in these places.
A number of Sami buildings were transported to the village from Kirakkajärvi (Kirakkajärvi) and are currently used as museum objects to showcase the traditions and everyday life of the Scolts .
The village has an Orthodox church of St. Trifon of Pechenga , built in 1992 according to the design of the architect Ole Gottleben. Near the temple is located the Orthodox cemetery [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Sevettijärven ortodoksinen kirkko ja hautausmaa (fin.) . The appeal date is September 6, 2017.