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Top of Finland's highest mountain may remain Norwegian

Xinhua, September 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

Norway may after all not be willing to change the Finnish-Norwegian border in the far north as some expected.

The message was sent when Norwegian King Harald and Queen Sonja visited Finland on Tuesday.

Finland's highest mountain Halti has a peak of 1,324 meters located near the Norwegian border. But on the Norwegian side, a nearby top of the same mountain is some meters higher. The situation was found out in measurements in recent years.

In Norway, an idea has come up to donate the truly highest top to Finland as a gift in 2017 when Finland celebrates the 100th Independence Day. The border change in the North may have no practical impact on people's lives.

At a press conference in Helsinki, King Harald transferred the question to Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende. The minister made no pledge, but mentioned "judicial problems" in changing borders and said a good gift would be given in any case.

King Harald began a three-day visit to Finland on Tuesday. The schedule also includes Oulu, a city in northern Finland. Endit