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Keminmaa

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Keminmaa
Kiemâeennâm
Ǩeeʹmmjânnam
Municipality
Keminmaan kunta
Keminmaa kommun
Coat of arms of Keminmaa
Location of Keminmaa in Finland
Location of Keminmaa in Finland
Coordinates: 65°48′N 024°33′E / 65.800°N 24.550°E / 65.800; 24.550
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionKemi–Tornio
Government
 • Municipal managerHannele Matinlassi
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total647.24 km2 (249.90 sq mi)
 • Land627.27 km2 (242.19 sq mi)
 • Water20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
 • Rank137th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,691
 • Rank123rd largest in Finland
 • Density12.26/km2 (31.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others1.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1416.7%
 • 15 to 6457.4%
 • 65 or older25.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.keminmaa.fi

Keminmaa (Finnish: [ˈkeminˌmɑː]; 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.

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

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Neighbouring municipalities are Kemi, Simo, Tervola and Tornio.

Villages

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Coat of arms

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Blazon: Gules with a springing Silver salmon, holding a padlock in its mouth.

Notable people

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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 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

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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