Utsjoki (Ohcejohka in Northern Sami, Uccjokk in Skolt Sami) is a municipality in Finland. It is located in Lapland and it is the northernmost municipality of Finland and of the European Union. It borders Norway and the municipality of Inari. The municipality was founded in 1876. It has a population of 1,385 (2003) and covers an area of 5,370.50 km², of which 202.93 km² is water. The population density is 0.3 inhabitants per km². Northern Saami (also, Sámi or Sami, formerly Lapp) is the most widely spoken of all Sami languages. ... Skolt Sami (Sää´mÇ©iõll) is a Finno-Ugric, Sami language spoken in Finland and nearby parts of Russia. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ... The Province of Lapland is one of the Provinces of Finland, and a part of the larger geographical area of Lapland, which spans over four countries. ... Inari (Aanaar in Inari Sami, Anár in Northern Sami, Aanar in Skolt Sami, Enare in Swedish) is a municipality in Finland. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Utsjoki has two official languages: Northern Sami and Finnish. It is the only municipality in Finland where Sami speakers are a majority of the population. Sami is a general name for a group of Finno-Ugric languages spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, in Northern Europe. ...

The border to Norway follows the river Teno which flows into the Arctic Sea. The river is a popular site for sports fishing because it is rich in salmon. The most northern village in Finland is Nuorgam (Njuorggán in Northern Sami) which is also the most northern land border-crossing in the world. Tana river (in NorwegianTanaelva, in north-Sami Deatnu, in Finnish Tenojoki (big river)), is a kilometer long river, the third longest in Norway. ... The Arctic Ocean, located entirely in the north polar region, is the smallest of the worlds five oceans (after the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Southern Ocean), and the shallowest. ... The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 125 pounds. ...