Halti ( fi, Halti, rarely Haltiatunturi, sme, Háldičohkka, sv, Haldefjäll) is a
fell
A fell (from Old Norse ''fell'', ''fjall'', "mountain"Falk and Torp (2006:161).) is a high and barren landscape feature, such as a mountain or moor-covered hill. The term is most often employed in Fennoscandia, Iceland, the Isle of Man, pa ...
at the border between
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
and
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. The peak (elevation ) of the fell, called ''Ráisduattarháldi'', is in Norway, on the border between the municipalities of
Nordreisa and
Gáivuotna–Kåfjord, about north of the border with Finland. The highest point of the fell on the Finnish side is at above sea level, and thus the highest point in the country. The Finnish side of Halti belongs to the municipality of
Enontekiö in the province of
Lapland.
The highest point in Finland is on a spur of ''Ráisduattarháldi'' at known as ''Hálditšohkka'' at the border of Norway. The peak proper is not in Finland; the border marker is on a slope. The highest mountain whose peak is in Finland is
Ridnitšohkka, at and a few kilometers from Halti.
The reason for the border being the way it is can be traced to a Swedish-Danish border treaty in 1734, when Norway belonged to Denmark and Finland was part of Sweden. The treaty specifies the border only by some of its biggest natural features like mountains. Thus, international boundary commissions would walk the border and place border markers where it was convenient. The actual border was then agreed to lie on a straight line between these markers, as was the usual practice at the time.
A trekking path leads from
Saana
: ''For the Yemeni city, see Sana'a''
Saana ( se, Sána) is a fell in Enontekiö, Finland. Saana's summit lies above sea level and above the adjacent Kilpisjärvi lake. Geologically it is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, and is made of the ...
,
Kilpisjärvi
Kilpisjärvi (; se, Gilbbesjávri ) is a village in the municipality of Enontekiö, Lapland, Finland. It is located in Finland's northern "arm" near the very northwesternmost point of Finland.
Although Kilpisjärvi is one of the largest village ...
to Halti. An easier route goes from a local road (open in summer only) going from
Birtavarre in Norway, around hiking to the highest point in Finland. The route is rocky and not really adapted to hiking.
Proposed border change
In 2015, a group of Norwegians began a campaign to give the peak of ''Hálditšohkka'' to Finland for its centenary in 2017 by moving the border between the two countries by .
The idea gained substantial public support in both countries, and in July 2016 it was reported that the Prime Minister of Norway,
Erna Solberg
Erna Solberg (; born 24 February 1961) is a Norwegian politician and the current Leader of the Opposition. She served as the 35th prime minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021, and has been Leader of the Conservative Party since May 2004.
Solberg w ...
was seriously considering ceding the peak. Norway ultimately chose not to move the border, citing the
Norwegian constitution
nb, Kongeriket Norges Grunnlov
nn, Kongeriket Noregs Grunnlov
, jurisdiction = Kingdom of Norway
, date_created =10 April - 16 May 1814
, date_ratified =16 May 1814
, system =Constitutional monarchy
, ...
's definition of the country as an "indivisible and inalienable" realm.
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See also
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Scandinavian Mountains
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Extreme points of Finland
This is a list of the extreme points of Finland, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
*Northernmost Point — Nuorgam, Utsjoki, Lapland at - also the northernmost point of the European Union
*So ...
*
List of highest points of European countries
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Ernst Thälmann Island
The Ernst Thälmann Island ( es, Cayo Ernesto Thaelmann or ; german: Ernst-Thälmann-Insel or ) is a long and island in the Gulf of Cazones that is named after Ernst Thälmann, a German communist politician. During a 1970s state visit to the ...
, gifted symbolically by
Cuba
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to
East Germany
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in 1972.
References
External links
"Hálditšohkka, Finland/Norway" on Peakbagger"Halti, Norway" on Peakbagger
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Mountains of Finland
Mountains of Troms og Finnmark
Scandinavian Mountains
Enontekiö
International mountains of Europe
Finland–Norway border
Gáivuotna–Kåfjord
Landforms of Lapland (Finland)
One-thousanders of Finland
One-thousanders of Norway
Highest points of countries