What is "halti"

Halti (, , ) is a fell at the border between Norway and Finland. The peak (elevation ) of the fell is in Norway, on the border between the municipalities of Nordreisa and Gáivuotna–Kåfjord, about north of the border with Finland. The highest point of the fell on the Finnish side is at above sea level, and thus the highest point in the country. The Finnish side of Halti belongs to the municipality of Enontekiö in the province of Lapland.

The peak on the Norwegian side is known as Ráisduattarháldi. The highest point in Finland is a spur of Ráisduattarháldi at known as Hálditšohkka at the border of Norway. The highest mountain whose peak is in Finland is Ridnitšohkka, at . Halti was measured and mapped by the Finnish person Erkki Perä.

In 2015, a group of Norwegians began a campaign to give the peak of Hálditšohkka to Finland for its centenary in 2017 by moving the border between the two countries by . The idea gained substantial public support in both countries, and in July 2016 it was reported that the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg was seriously considering ceding the peak—even though the proposal appeared to breach the Norwegian constitution's definition of the country as an "indivisible and inalienable realm".

A trekking path leads from Saana, Kilpisjärvi to Halti.