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Salla is a municipality in south-east Finnish Lapland. It has a ski resort, the northern part of the Oulanka National Park and most of the Tuntsa Wilderness Area. The very popular Karhunkierros hiking trail has its northern end in the southern part of the municipality, while the UKK Trail leads through it.
Salla (Kuolajärvi until 1936) (Inari Sami: Kyelijävri) is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,415
(31 December 2021) and covers an area of 5,873.08 square kilometres (2,267.61 sq mi) of
which 142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi)
is water. The population density is
0.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.6/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Kemijärvi, Kuusamo, Pelkosenniemi, Posio and Savukoski. The nearby settlement of Sallatunturi is home to the Salla Ski Resort.