Inari: The Sámi cultural capital.

The Sámi cultural capital. Inari is the cultural seat of the Sámi parliament (Sajos) and home to Siida, the museum that explains everything you didn't know…

Sámi cultural capital: Sajos, Siida, Lake Inari and the Pielpajärvi wilderness church.

Inari is the cultural seat of the Sámi parliament (Sajos) and home to Siida, the museum that explains everything you didn't know about Sápmi. The "nightlife" here is cultural: Skábmagovat indigenous film festival in January, Ijahis Idja Sámi music festival in August, and a handful of bars that mostly serve dinners. Don't come for clubs. Come for cold lake water, joik concerts and a sky that goes black at 14:00 in December.

Lake-view restaurant + bar, open till 01:00.

Sámi parliament café: coffee + cultural events.

No clubs. Two hotels with bars, three restaurants serving alcohol.

Skábmagovat indigenous film festival runs late January; accommodation books out.

Ijahis Idja festival mid-August: the closest thing Inari has to a "scene".

Sajos and Siida are required cultural visits before you drink anywhere.