Inari (village) Inari (village) Inari is a population centre in the municipality of Inari in Finland. The village grew up along in a spot where the fast-flowing Juutua River empties into Lake Inari. As the centuries went by, the village developed into a robust and active market and trade centre. When the municipality of Inari was founded in 1876, the village became its centre. The people living in Inari then were not, however, the first people to live in the village, as people had been living on the shores of Lake Inari for thousands of years before that. Several stone-age dwellings have
Inari Sami people them was Ukonsaari. Only men were allowed to go into these holy sites, though women could go in if they dressed as men. The Inari Sami costume is seen as important part of their identity, and it has been used in the Inari area uninterruptedly. The background of costumes is black or dark-blue with red, yellow and green used in the decor. Traditionally there was a winter garment ("peski") which was made out of reindeer coat, but it has largely been replaced with modern snowmobile suits. Inari Sami people Inari or Aanaar Sami are a group of Sami people who