Kalmasaari

Kalmasaari (lit. 'Death Island', also Kalmosaari, Russian: Раясаари) is an island in the lake Vuokkijärvi in Karelia. It is divided by the border between Russia and Finland. The island is located in the areas of Suomussalmi (Finland) and Kostomuksha (Russia). On both sides, it is part of the border zone and is off-limits to the general public.^[1]

Kalmasaari

Kalmasaari with a 1987 erected memorial cross on the background
Geography
Location	Vuokkijärvi
Coordinates	64.648996°N 30.135840°E / 64.648996; 30.135840
Area	0.0115 km2 (0.0044 sq mi)
Length	0.22 km (0.137 mi)
Width	0.08 km (0.05 mi)
Administration
Finland
Province	Kainuu
Russia
Federation subject	Republic of Karelia
Demographics
Population	0

Kalmasaari was used as a cemetery by the Eastern Orthodox villages of Kuivajärvi, Hietajärvi and Vuokinsalmi until 1922 when the Finland–Russia border was determined. A new cemetery was established to the Kalmisaari island of lake Kuivajärvi, 4 kilometres west of Kalmasaari.^[1]

The Russian name of Kalmasaari is ″Раясаари″, which is a transliterated version of Finnish word ″Rajasaari″ meaning ″Border Island″.^[2]