The Three-Country Cairn, a historic boundary stone, resides at the tripoint where the international borders of Sweden, Norway, and Finland converge, being the northernmost international tripoint in the world. While a stone monument was first erected on the site in 1897, the current tripoint monument was built in 1926.
The monument is a beige, conical frustum made of concrete atop a pile of stones and sits 10 meters (33 feet) out in Lake Goldajärvi. Measuring approximately 14 square meters (150 sq ft) with a diameter of about 4 meters (13 feet), it serves as a landmark for the boundary where the three nations meet.
This monument can be reached through a hike of 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) from Kilpisjärvi in Finland, or by a public boat from Kilpisjärvi followed by a 3-kilometer (1.9-mile) walk. Alternatively, it can be accessed from Norway, commencing from a hiking trail starting at road E8 near the border.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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