Muotkavaara

Not to be confused with Three-Country Cairn.
Muotkavaara
The cairn on the boundary between Finland, Norway and Russia
Location of Muotkavaara in Scandinavia

Muotkavaara (Finnish), Krokfjell (Norwegian), Муоткавара or Муоткаваара (Russian), Muotkevárri (Northern Sami), or Myetkivääri (Inari Sami) is a hill in Lapland at the boundary between Finland, Norway, and Russia. It is the second northernmost international tripoint in the world; the tripoint of Finland, Norway and Sweden is 900 metres (3,000 ft) further to the north.

Muotkavaara is located in the Pasvikdalen valley, west of the Pasvikelva river and 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Nyrud just west of Krokfjellet in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The Finnish side belongs to the Inari Municipality, the Norwegian side belongs to Sør-Varanger Municipality, and the Russian side belongs to Nikel Municipality. The 169-metre (554 ft) peak is located in Norway.

The site is also notable as a time zone tripoint: Norway uses UTC+1, Finland UTC+2, and Russia UTC+3. However, this distinction applies only in winter, since in summer both Finland and Russia observe UTC+3 while Norway observes UTC+2.

The Sami name (muotke, myetki) refers to an isthmus between waters.

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