Lisma
Lisma
Lismá | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Lisma Location in Finland  Lisma Lisma (Finland) | |
| Coordinates: 68°22′15″N 25°28′40″E / 68.37083°N 25.47778°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Northern Lapland |
| Municipality | Inari |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 16 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lisma (Northern Sami: Lismá) is a small village in the municipality of Inari that is surrounded by the Lemmenjoki National Park.[1] As of 2019, the village had a population of 16.[2]
Reindeer herding is an important livelihood in Lisma.[3] The village is part of the Sallivaara reindeer herding district (paliskunta) along with Ivalon Matti, Kuttura, Lemmenjoki, Menesjärvi and Repojoki.[4]
Etymology
The name of Lisma is derived from that of the river Lismajoki (Lismájohka), a tributary of the Ivalojoki. The initial element is likely derived from an unattested Northern Sámi cognate of Lule Sámi lissjme, meaning 'forested hillside (below a treeless top)'. The original form of the name was Lišmá; the modern Lismá is influenced by the Finnish form, itself borrowed from Northern Sámi.[5]
History
The Sallivaara area was used as winter pasture by Sámi reindeer herders from Kautokeino in Norway until 1852, when the border between Norway and Finland (then part of Russia) was closed. New settlers came to the area from Karasjok, among them Niila Länsman (Salkko-Niila), who settled along the Lismajoki in the 1870s. The settlement was initially known as Salkko, later as Lismajoki and finally Lisma. In 1893, there were two households in Lisma: Lismajoki and Hannula, of which the former was established by Länsman and the latter by Hans Kitti from Utsjoki. Lismajoki was later divided into two estates.[6]
The closest school to Lisma was located in Menesjärvi, established in 1954[6] and closed in 2005.[7] A road to Lisma was built in the 1970s and electricity was introduced in 1989.[6]
References
- ^ Lemmenjoen kansallispuiston hoito- ja käyttösuunnitelma (digital version) (in Finnish). Vantaa: Metsähallitus. 2009. p. 19. ISBN 978-952-446-617-2. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Inarin kylien asukkaat 2019" (PDF). inari.fi (in Finnish). Municipality of Inari. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Tolppi, Anni (4 December 2013). "Lisman sisupussi sai kutsun presidentin itsenäisyysjuhliin". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Sallivaara". Paliskuntain yhdistys (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Paikkala, Sirkka; et al. (2007). Suomalainen paikannimikirja (PDF) (digital version) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotus). p. 240. ISBN 978-952-5446-96-8. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Repokairan ja Lemmenjoen alueen saamelaisasutus ja kullankaivajayhdyskunta". Valtakunnallisesti merkittävät rakennetut kulttuuriympäristöt RKY (in Finnish). Finnish Heritage Agency. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Lemmenjoen kylä puolustaa Menesjärven koulua". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 13 December 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2025.