Neiden - Njávdán - Njauddâm - Näätämö

History

Neiden became the main settlement of the westernmost (, i.e. the fundamental unit of the old Sami society, indicating both the area and the family group(s) exploiting it) of the Skolts and has remained relatively unchanged, leaving numerous traces of earlier use of the area intact. Neiden was governmentally divided officially in 1852. The reason for that separation was the demarcation treaty between the Kingdom of Sweden-Norway and the Grand Duchy of Finland, which prohibited nomadic reindeer herding and moving of fishermen over the border. That caused much harm to reindeer husbandry for a long time. In October, 1944, German forces withdrew through the area after having failed to capture Murmansk in Operation Silver Fox. On the 26th and 27th around two hundred Soviet and German soldiers were killed around the village.

Most-observed species

• Willow Warbler

  Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  396
• Redwing

  Turdus iliacus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  311
• Common Redpoll

  Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  304
• Brambling

  Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  277
• Fieldfare

  Turdus pilaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  240
• Red-throated Loon

  Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763) · Aves
  234
• Arctic Warbler

  Phylloscopus borealis (J.H.Blasius, 1858) · Aves
  230
• Mew Gull

  Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  227

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2008-10-14
  5 km N of Kirkenes, Norway