Lake Inari, or Inarijarvi, is the third-largest lake in Finland and one of the most beautiful and sacred places in Sami Lapland, its vast waters scattered with more than 3,000 islands. Holy to the Sami, who made offerings on the island of Ukonkivi, it is a place of extraordinary tranquillity and Arctic beauty, ringed by wilderness and reflecting the ever-changing northern light. Whether admired from the shore, explored by boat in summer or crossed on the ice in winter, the great lake is the soul of the region.