Ridnitšohkka ( se, Ritničohkka) is the second-highest point in

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 ...

, though it is the highest

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with its peak within Finland. The eastern face is steep while the western side is mild. While somewhat popular destination among

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skiers, the remoteness ( from the nearest settlement) of this mountain makes it very isolated. The mast on the top is for telecommunications, so the emergency services are somewhat available there, which is not true for many other locations in the area. Ridnitšohkka has the most extensive area of permanent snow in Finland. However, during the past years the size of the snowfield has considerably diminished.

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* Enontekiö Mountains of Finland One-thousanders of Finland Scandinavian Mountains {{Lapland-geo-stub