Ukonsaari

E1032491

Ukonsaari is a small, sacred island in Finland’s Lake Inari that has long served as an important ceremonial site for the indigenous Sámi people.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ukonsaari canonical 1
Ukonsaari sacred island 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
island ⓘ
sacred site ⓘ
accessibleBy boat ⓘ
associatedDeity Ukko ⓘ
associatedWith Sámi shamanism ⓘ
pre-Christian Sámi beliefs ⓘ
thunder god Ukko ⓘ
linked to: Ukko
climate subarctic climate ⓘ
country Finland ⓘ
culturalCategory Sámi sacred site ⓘ
indigenous sacred place ⓘ
governingBody Finnish heritage authorities ⓘ
Municipality of Inari ⓘ
linked to: Inari municipality
hasAlternativeName Ukko Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ukko’s Island ⓘ
linked to: Svartholm island
hasArchaeologicalFind bones ⓘ
coins ⓘ
metal objects ⓘ
offerings ⓘ
hasFeature cave ⓘ
rocky island ⓘ
sacrificial cave ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
hasRestriction protection of sacred sites ⓘ
visitors must stay on marked paths ⓘ
hasSignificanceFor Sámi people ⓘ
linked to: Sámi
heritageStatus cultural heritage site ⓘ
protected site ⓘ
languageContext Finnish ⓘ
Northern Sámi ⓘ
linked to: North Sámi
locatedIn Inari, Finland ⓘ
Lake Inari ⓘ
Lapland, Finland ⓘ
linked to: Lapland

Northern Finland ⓘ
Sápmi ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle ⓘ
namedAfter Ukko ⓘ
partOf Lake Inari archipelago ⓘ
periodOfUse historical times ⓘ
prehistoric times ⓘ
religiousTradition Sámi religion ⓘ
tourism guided boat tours ⓘ
popular excursion destination ⓘ
usedAs Sámi ceremonial site ⓘ
Sámi sacrificial site ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Inari → hasIsland → Ukonsaari ⓘ
Lake Inari → hasCulturalSite → Ukonsaari sacred island ⓘ
linked to: Ukonsaari