Salla

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Salla is a sparsely populated municipality in northeastern Finland, known for its remote wilderness landscapes and history of territorial changes during the Winter War and World War II.

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Statements (36)
Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
administrativeTerritoryOf Finland
borderWith Russia
climate subarctic climate
conflictTheaterIn Continuation War
Winter War
country Finland
hasFeature extensive wilderness areas
national park areas nearby
sparse settlement
hasMarketingSlogan In the Middle of Nowhere
hasPopulationDensity sparsely populated
hasTourismActivity northern lights viewing
snowmobiling
wilderness safaris
winter tourism
historicalEvent territorial changes during World War II
territorial changes during the Winter War
knownFor cross-country skiing
fells
forests
hiking
nature tourism
outdoor tourism
reindeer herding
remote wilderness landscapes
language Finnish
locatedIn Lapland
northeastern Finland
locatedNear Arctic Circle
partlyCededTo Soviet Union
partOf Lapland region
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
traditionalLivelihood forestry
reindeer husbandry

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Moscow Peace Treaty
cededRegion
Battle of Kollaa ("Kollaa")
location

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