Nellim


Nellim is a village on the shore of Lake Inari in Inari, Finland that has three distinctly different cultures: Finns, the Inari Sámi and the Skolt Sámi. Nellim is approximately northeast of Ivalo and approximately away from the Russian border. The village has a store, a coffeeshop, a marina, an Orthodox and a wilderness hotel. Other landmarks in the area include an old , the , and remnants of the that were constructed in the second world war. The people of Nellim claim that it is the best location in Finland to view the Northern Lights.

Livelihood

The main sources of livelihood in Nellim are reindeer husbandry, natural economy and tourism.