Historical maps of the Kilpisjärvi area

This page has a collection of maps of the Kilpisjärvi region that are freely available online.
1645 Lapponia

1645 Lapponia, Anders Bureus.

Doria. Guillaume et Jean Blaeun in work: Le theatre du monde, ou Nouvel atlas.Vol. I. Amsterdam 1645.

1771 The state border of Sweden and Norway

1771 The state border between Sweden and Norway by Nils Marelius.

Doria. Charta som wisar sträckningen, så wäl af land- och fiäll-ryggarne, sedan de i Halde Fiällen skiljas åt som norra delen af Riks-gränsen imellan Swerige och Norrige .

Marelius, Nils ([Stockholm]: publisher unknown 1771).

1789–99 Hermelinin maaherrakuntakartasto, Länsipohja and Lappmarken of Sweden

1789–99 Hermelinin maaherrakuntakartasto, Länsipohja and Lappmarken of Sweden.

Doria. Hermelinin maaherrakuntakartasto Länsipohja ja Ruotsin Lappmarken. 1789–99. Heikki Rantatupa historialliset kartat portaali, Vanha kartta. Producer of the map: , Jyväskylä University Digital Repository.

General map

Old maps of Timo Meriluoto. Finnish general map, Yleiskartta 1:400.000 1. painos, Name of the file: Yleiskartta 1.400.000 A2 1872. First published: Maanmittaushallitus A2.

"Fennia" 3/1907 Kilpisjärvi and Porovuoma

Old maps by Timo Meriluoto. File name: “Fennia” 3/1907 Kilpisjärvi Porovuoma. First published: Suomen maantieteellinen seura: ”Fennia”.

1927 Economical map 1:100 000 Halti

Old maps by Timo Meriluoto. File name: Taloudellinen kartta 1:100.000 Halti 1927. First published: Maanmittaushallitus XX:2 Haltia.

1927 Economical map 1:100 000 Kilpisjärvi

Old maps by Timo Meriluoto. File name: Taloudellinen kartta 1:100.000 Kilpisjärvi 1929. First published: Maanmittaushallitus XIX:2 Kilpisjärvi.

1965 Topographic map 1:20 000 Saana

National Land Survey of Finland, Old printed maps.

1965 Topographic map 1:20 000 Kilpisjärvi

National Land Survey of Finland, Old printed maps.

1983 Topographic map 1:50 000 Kilpisjärvi

National Land Survey of Finland, Old printed maps.

1983 Topographic map 1:50 000 Kilpisjärvi

National Land Survey of Finland, Old printed maps.

Map of the German Second World War positions in Kilpisjärvi

The map has been digitized based on the georeferences Finnish Air Force airphotos and Finnish National Land Survey airborne laser scanning data (© Birger Stichelbaut & Oula Seitsonen)

Published: Stichelbaut, B., Thomas, S., Seitsonen, O., Gheyle, W., De Mulder, G., Hemminki, V. & Plets, G. 2021. Operation Northern Light: a remote sensing approach to Second World War Conflict archaeology in Northern Finland (Kilpisjärvi, Enontekiö). Saunders, N. & Cornish, P. (eds.): Conflict Landscapes: Materiality and Meaning in Contested Places, 202–220. Routledge.

German Second World War positions and aerial photos. An online map of georeferenced and digitized war time aerial photos and the German's positions (© Birger Stichelbaut, Oula Seitsonen & Wouter Gheyle).