The Muotkatunturi Wilderness Area (Muotkatunturin erämaa-alue) is a wilderness reserve

Wilderness reserves of Finland

The wilderness areas of Finland are remote areas which are not strictly nature reserves. The areas were set up in 1991 to preserve their wilderness character, the Sami culture and their natural form of livelihood. There are 12 such areas, all of which are located in northern Lapland. The reserves...

 in Lapland, 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...

, established in 1991. Its area is 1570 square kilometre. Muotkatunturi is a reindeer

Reindeer

The reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one has already gone extinct.Reindeer vary considerably in color and size...

 management area, and forestry is also practiced there. The area is maintained by the Metsähallitus

Metsähallitus

Metsähallitus , Forststyrelsen , "Administration of Forests," is a state-owned enterprise in Finland. The tasks of Metsähallitus are to manage most of the protected areas of Finland and to supply wood to the country's forest industry. Metsähallitus employs approximately 3,000 people...

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There are no marked paths for travelers, and the area only has four wilderness hut

Wilderness hut

A wilderness hut is a rent-free, open dwelling place for temporary accommodation, usually located in wilderness areas, national parks and along backpacking routes. As such, the tradition is largely found in Finland, and to some extent in Sweden, Norway, and northern Russia too.The huts can be...

s. Therefore it is virtually completely natural and primitive. In the north-western corner there are vast swamps, in the north and west fell

Fell

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 ridges and river valleys splitting them, and in the south-west there's pine forest. The Peltojärvi lake is in the middle of the wilderness. The highest tunturi peak is Kuárvikozzâ, 590 metres (1,935.7 ft).

In the south, the area is bordered by the Inari-Angeli

Angeli, Finland

Angeli is a village in Lapland. It is located west of village of Inari in the municipality of Inari near the Muotkatunturi wilderness region in Finland. The Inari River flows by the village, which is located close to the Norwegian border...

road, in the west by Angeli-Karigasniemi road, in the north by Kaamanen-Karigasniemi road an in the east by Valtatie 4.