Enontekiö
Enontekiö ranks 14,542nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fowey, New Cross, and Westwood, Los Angeles. The most famous people from Enontekiö are Nils-Aslak Valkeapää. Enontekiö has been the birth place of many writers. Enontekiö is located in Finland.
Enontekiö is a municipality in the Finnish part of Lapland with approximately 1,800 inhabitants. It is situated in the outermost northwest of the country and occupies a large and very sparsely populated area of about 8,400 square kilometres (3,200 sq mi) between the Swedish and Norwegian border. Finland's highest point, the Halti fell, with a height of 1,324 metres (4,344 ft) above the mean sea level, is situated in the north of Enontekiö. The municipality shares borders with regions of Sweden and Norway that encompass the Scandinavian Mountains. The administrative centre of Enontekiö is the village of Hetta. About one fifth of the community's population are Sami people. Enontekiö's main industries are tourism and reindeer husbandry. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1943, Enontekiö was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Nils-Aslak Valkeapää.
People Born in Enontekiö
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Enontekiö were writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Enontekiö, including Nils-Aslak Valkeapää. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Enontekiö, including Nils-Aslak Valkeapää.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Enontekiö since 1700.
