Saaranpaskantamasaari
Encyclopedia
Saaranpaskantamasaari is a small uninhabited island located in Lake Onkamojärvi
in northeastern Finland
, near the border with Russia
. It is administered by the municipality of Salla
.
The name, in Finnish
, means "the island defecated by Saara".
Onkamojärvi
Onkamojärvi is a lake in Salla municipality, Lapland, Finland. It is located on the border of Finland and Russia, most of the lake being on the Finnish side of the border. The lake's surface is 290.5 metres above sea level, and its area is about 18 km²...
in northeastern Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, near the border with Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is administered by the municipality of Salla
Salla
Salla is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
.
The name, in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, means "the island defecated by Saara".