The northernmost Sami country inside Finland: Lake Inari with its islands and fishing waters, the Teno (Tana) valley round Utsjoki, and the lakes towards the Pasvik and the Arctic.
This is where the Norwegian and Karelian tribute-taking of the far north overlaps; the Teno valley below belongs to Finnmark (now sheet). No tribute-taker or siida is named for 1200.
Who holds it
- Name
- none named
- Title
- the Inari and Teno Sami (none named)
- Confidence
- high
No source names them for 1200.
Overlord
None. Norwegian tribute-takers reach the Teno from Finnmark; Karelian ones come from the east; the overlap is regulated only by the Norway-Novgorod agreements of 1251 and 1326 (later).
What it holds
- Lake Inari
- Utsjoki and the Finnish side of the Teno
- the lakes towards the Pasvik
How things stand that morning
Sami land; a meeting ground of Norwegian and Karelian tribute claims, none attested for 1200.
Wealth
Lake fish, wild reindeer, furs.
Threats
- overlapping Norwegian and Karelian tribute
Law and courts
The siida's own customs over hunting, fishing and grazing grounds, kept by its elders and its assembly of families (later evidence).
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1251, 1326 (after this year)Norway and Novgorod regulate the tribute of the far north.
Places of note
- Inari: Lake Inari
- Utsjoki: the Teno valley
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Later treaties and general history.
On the map: Drawn inside the modern Finnish border; Finnmark (Kautokeino, Karasjok, the lower Teno and Varanger) is the now sheet's; the Pechenga and Kola Sami beyond the Finnish border are left to later sheets.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.