| Hammastunturi Wilderness Area | |
| Iucn Category: | VI |
| Map: | Finland |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Location: | Lapland, Finland |
| Coordinates: | 68.5167°N 63°W |
| Area Km2: | 1825 |
| Established: | 1991 |
| Governing Body: | Metsähallitus |
The Hammastunturi Wilderness Area (Finnish: Hammastunturin erämaa; literally translated "tooth fell") is located in Lapland, Finland. It was established in 1991 like all the other 11 wilderness areas of Finland. It covers 1825km2 situated in a fell and forest area between the Urho Kekkonen National Park and Lemmenjoki National Park. It is governed by the Metsähallitus.[1]
The history of the area comprises reindeer husbandry, Lapland gold rush, and later road building and settlements. During the gold rush, around 1870, Kultala along the Ivalo River was a large village center inhabiting hundreds of people. There were as many gold diggers as the other people of Inari put together.