Kilpisjärvi slope angle map
Kilpisjärvi is a village in the north-west corner of Enontekiö, Finland, on Lake Kilpisjärvi; the Finland–Sweden border runs across the lake. The slope angle map shows which sides of Saana, the Malla fells and Korkea-Jehkas carry the classes of 30° and steeper, and how much of each fell is uncoloured.
How steep is the terrain around Kilpisjärvi?
Saana rises to 1029 m, 556 m above the lake; on the map nearly half of the terrain around it is 20° or steeper and about a fifth is 30° or steeper, the largest share on the west side, with the red and magenta classes mainly on the west and north. In Malla Strict Nature Reserve the fells (open treeless hills) look different on the map: around Pikku-Malla (738 m) and Iso-Malla a quarter or less is coloured, with Pikku-Malla's steepest ground on its east side and Iso-Malla's mostly on the south side, where the Kitsiputous waterfall starts. Korkea-Jehkas (Jiehkkáš) carries its colour on the north and east sides; its south side, facing Saana, is almost uncoloured.
Planning a trip to Kilpisjärvi: zones, access rules and slope angle
The University of Helsinki's Kilpisjärvi station names Korkea-Jehkas, Saana and Pikku-Malla as freeride fells close to the road; Käsivarsi Wilderness Reserve has no marked winter trails. Everyman's rights do not apply in Malla Strict Nature Reserve: 16 May to 31 October, on foot on the marked trail only; 1 November to 15 May, skiing and snowshoeing are allowed freely with enough snow. The Saana Nature Reserve on the south and west slopes is closed 15 May to 1 September. At close zoom, check the ground below Saana's rock face, the north side of Korkea-Jehkas and the steep climbs in Malla, where Kitsiputous freezes over in winter.
Where to check the avalanche forecast for Kilpisjärvi
The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) publishes the avalanche forecast for the Kilpisjärvi region from December or January to late April, for unmanaged natural slopes, not groomed pistes. Its boundary is not published, and it excludes the Norwegian and Swedish terrain in the map view; FMI links to Varsom and Lavinprognoser.se instead. Metsähallitus warns that fell skiers here must know the avalanche risks and avoid avalanche-prone slopes; winter here is the most demanding in Finland: down to −40 °C, with storm winds over 30 m/s.
- Finnish Meteorological Institute: avalanche forecast
- Luontoon.fi (Metsähallitus): avalanche safety for hikers and skiers
This map is not an avalanche forecast or a safety assessment: base your decisions on the official forecast, the weather and what you see on site.
How to read the slope classes
The colours start at 20°; the six classes are listed below. Terrain with no colour is below 20° or a gap in the source data. The map gives no point values: compare each colour with the legend, and zoom in, because when zoomed out each pixel shows the steepest value in the area it covers.
- 20–24° blue
- 25–29° light green
- 30–34° yellow
- 35–39° orange
- 40–44° red
- ≥45° magenta
Data and grid size
The slope classes are computed from the official elevation model named below, on a 2 m grid. They show terrain shape, not snow, weather or trail conditions.
- Published resolution
- 2 m
- Coordinate system
- EPSG:3067
- Coverage checked
- 2026-10-03
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