Lake Inari 3,000 islands in total. Trout, lake salmon, Arctic char, white fish, grayling, perch and pike are found in Lake Inari. The lake covers . It empties northwards through the Paatsjoki at the mouth of the Varangerfjord, which is a bay of Barents Sea. Philip Pullman, author of the "His Dark Materials" book series, chose this lake to be the home of the witch Serafina Pekkala. The lake depression is a graben bounded by faults active in the Cenozoic. Lake Inari Lake Inari (, , , , , ) is the largest lake in Sápmi and the third-largest lake in Finland.
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