Keminmaa
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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′N024°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 largestin Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,691 |
| • Rank | 123rd largestin 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 |
Keminmaa(until 1979 Kemin maalaiskunta) (Inari Sami:Kiemâeennâm;Skolt Sami:Ǩeeʹmmjânnam) is amunicipalityofFinland.It is located near the towns ofKemiandTornioin theLapland region.
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]Thepopulation densityis 12.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.8/sq mi).
Geography[edit]
Neighbouring municipalities areKemi,Simo,TervolaandTornio.
Villages[edit]
- Hirmula
- Ilmola
- Itäkoski
- Jokisuu
- Laurila
- Lautiosaari
- Liedakkala
- Maula
- Pörhölä
- Ruottala(mostly onTornio'sterritory)
- Sompujärvi
- Törmä
- Viitakoski
Coat of arms[edit]
Blazon:Guleswith a springingSilver salmon,holding apadlockin its mouth.
Notable people[edit]
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- Peter Franzén,Finnish actor
- Ari Koch,Finnish sculptor
- Veikko Lesonen,Finnish businessman and investor
- Taavetti Lukkarinen,former foreman of Kemi Oy; convicted to death andhangedfor 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 bandLordi,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]
- ^ab"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018"(PDF).National Land Survey of Finland.Retrieved30 January2018.
- ^abc"Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years".Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024.ISSN1797-5395.Retrieved29 April2024.
- ^"Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020".StatFin.Statistics Finland.Retrieved2 May2021.
- ^ab"Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023".Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022.Retrieved7 May2023.
External links[edit]
Media related toKeminmaaat Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Keminmaa– Official website
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