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Finnish tour operator ends visits to sacred Sami island

Visit Inari will voluntary stop bringing tourists to the steep cliff-formed island in Lake Inari.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer November 5, 2019
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The island Ukonsaari, Äijih in Inari Sámi, is the most famous holy place for the Sámi in Finland.

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