Ivalo (, , ; ) is a village in the municipality of
Inari,
Lapland,
Finland, located on the
Ivalo River south of
Lake Inari. It has a population of 3,998 and a small
airport. south of Ivalo is a very popular resort named
Saariselkä. Many tourists visit this place every year for winter sports (downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, husky and reindeer sledge riding) and for summer activities (trekking and hiking in the Saariselkä fjells, canoeing in Lapland's rivers, mountain biking, panning for gold,
fishing, etc.).