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Inari is the largest municipality in Finland and it was established in 1876. It has a surface area of 17,321 km², of which 2,148 km² is covered by water and 15,173 km² is land.The Lemmenjoki National Park and part of the Urho Kekkonen National Park are situated in the municipality.
Inari has a population of around 7,000, of which about one-third are Sámi, the indigenous people of Finland. About 400 people speak Sámi as their mother tongue.
The largest employers are the Municipality of Inari, the Finnish Border Guard and Metsähallitus, which administers state-owned land and water areas. Tourism is also a major employer. The accommodation businesses in the area register around 375,000 overnight stays every year; there are around 15,000 beds in the district, 13,500 of them at the Saariselkä holiday resort.
Inari Municipality arranges other services, including consumer advice, holiday substitute services (such as for farmers) and fire and rescue services; recreational amenities and activities include the Ivalo sports hall and youth centre, sports fields, swimming pool, clubs, a media communications workshop for young people, places for young bands to practice and the Aslak cinema in Ivalo.
