| Kataja | |
| Local Name: | Inakari |
| Location: | Baltic Sea |
| Coordinates: | 65.7011°N 24.1663°W |
| Area Km2: | 0.71 |
| Length Km: | 2 |
| Width Km: | 0.35 |
| Country: | Finland |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Region |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Lapland |
| Country1: | Sweden |
| Country1 Admin Divisions Title: | County |
| Country1 Admin Divisions: | Norrbotten County |
| Population: | 0 |
Kataja is an islet south of Haparanda in Norrbotten. It is the easternmost point of Sweden and it is part of the Haparanda archipelago. The islet has an area of . It is about long and 200to wide.
The name "Kataja" is Finnish for juniper. The island is divided between Sweden and Finland. The border was established in 1809 between two islands, a larger Swedish one called Kataja and a smaller Finnish one called Inakari. In the years since then, post-glacial rebound has caused the land in the region to rise relative to sea level, joining the two islands. The border now crosses the southeastern part of the combined island, and is marked by two national cairns. The border on the island is around 420m (1,380feet) long.[1]
Kataja's beaches are mostly boulders with some sand. The eastern peninsula is covered in deciduous trees such as rowan, alder and willow, while the remainder is covered by coniferous trees.
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