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Keminmaa (until 1979 Kemin maalaiskunta) (Inari Sami: Kiemâeennâm; Skolt Sami: Ǩeeʹmmjânnam) is a municipality of Finland. It is located near the towns of Kemi and Tornio in the Lapland region.
Keminmaa
Kiemâeennâm Ǩeeʹmmjânnam | |
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Municipality | |
| Keminmaan kunta Keminmaa kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Keminmaa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 65°48′N 024°33′E / 65.800°N 24.550°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Kemi–Tornio |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Hannele Matinlassi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 647.24 km2 (249.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 627.27 km2 (242.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 137th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,691 |
| • Rank | 123rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.26/km2 (31.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.4% |
| • 65 or older | 25.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality has a population of 7,691 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 647.24 square kilometres (249.90 sq mi) of which 20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.8/sq mi).
Geography edit
Neighbouring municipalities are Kemi, Simo, Tervola and Tornio.
Villages edit
- Hirmula
- Ilmola
- Itäkoski
- Jokisuu
- Laurila
- Lautiosaari
- Liedakkala
- Maula
- Pörhölä
- Ruottala (mostly on Tornio's territory)
- Sompujärvi
- Törmä
- Viitakoski
Coat of arms edit
Blazon: Gules with a springing Silver salmon, holding a padlock in its mouth.
Notable people edit
- Peter Franzén, Finnish actor
- Ari Koch, Finnish sculptor
- Veikko Lesonen, Finnish businessman and investor
- Taavetti Lukkarinen, former foreman of Kemi Oy; convicted to death and hanged for treason
- Markus Pessa, Finnish Emeritus professor at the Tampere University of Technology and the founder and former director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at that same university.
- Joonas Piippola, Finnish ballroom dancer, dance teacher and choreographer
- Tomi Putaansuu, the Finnish singer of band Lordi, lived in Keminmaa when he was a child
- Nicolaus Rungius, local 17th century vicar whose mummified body is nowadays a tourist attraction in Keminmaa church
- Hannu Tihinen, Finnish football player
- Otto Vallenius, Finnish opera singer and painter
- Paavo Väyrynen, Finnish politician
References edit
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links edit
Media related to Keminmaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Keminmaa – Official website