Neiden (, , , and , previously also
Näytämö) is a village area in the
Sápmi area along the
Finland–Norway border with about 250 inhabitants. Neiden, situated along the
Neiden River, actually consists of two villages separated by the border of
Norway and
Finland. One side is in
Sør-Varanger Municipality in
Finnmark county, Norway and the other side is in
Inari Municipality in
Lapland, Finland.
Neiden is the official name in Norway and
Näätämö in Finland. The
European route E06 highway runs through the Norwegian village of Neiden. In Finnish view Neiden/Näätämö extends into Finland, and there is a small village in Finland near the border called Näätämö, with border shops, around 12 km from Neiden village centre.