Saariselkä (Northern Sami: Suoločielgi, Inari Sami: Suáluičielgi) is a village in Inari municipality, Lapland, Finland.
It is located near the western end of the Saariselkä mountain ridge, which it also is named after.
Saariselkä is known as a tourist destination, with ski tourism in the winter and wilderness and nature tourism in the summer and autumn. The village has several hotels, restaurants and shopping centers. Saariselkä attracts ski tourists from Sweden, Norway and native Finland. Saariselkä's slalom slopes are located in the mountains of Kaunispää and Iisakkipää, just east of the town. There are also around 200 kilometers of groomed cross country ski tracks.
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