Lemmenjoki National Park

A boat trip on the rivers Ivalojoki and Lemmenjoki offers the experience of unspoiled natural scenery. The Lemmenjoki National Park extends to the Norwegian frontier. There are still a few gold-panners living in huts around the little port of Kultahamina. Some welcome visitors, others do not; but all benefit from the tourist trade, since washing for gold does not provide a living. The base for a tour of this area is the Lemmenjoki hotel (46km/29mi southwest of Inari).

Lemmenjoki is Finland's largest National Park. It's best known attraction is the Lemmenjoki River Valley.