Seitajärvi
Seitajärvi (seita: a Sami sacred place + järvi: lake) was a community located in the Savukoski municipality of Finland.
In 1940 the Seitajärvi community included five farming and reindeer enterprises.
On July 7, 1944 Seitajärvi suffered a devastating attack by Soviet partisans.
Many families of this community relocated to Kittilä in northwest Lapland and nowadays the Seitajärvi people have no standing settlements.
See also
- Military history of Finland during World War II
- Soviet war crimes#Finland
- The Cuckoo (film), set in World War II Lapland
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