Keminmaa | |
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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 sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mauri Posio |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 647.24 km2 (249.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 625.06 km2 (241.34 sq mi) |
| • Water | 20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 137th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,987 |
| • Rank | 124th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.78/km2 (33.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 65.6% |
| • 65 or older | 15.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% |
| Website | www.keminmaa.fi |
Keminmaa is a municipality of Finland.
The municipality has a population of 7,987 (31 December 2020)[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 12.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (33.1/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kemi, Simo, Tervola and Tornio.
Villages
Hirmula, Ilmola, Itäkoski, Jokisuu, Laurila, Lautiosaari, Liedakkala, Maula, Pörhölä, Ruottala (mostly on Tornio's territory), Sompujärvi, Törmä, Viitakoski.
Coat of arms
Blazon: Gules with a springing Silver salmon, holding a padlock in its mouth.
Notable people from Keminmaa
- Peter Franzén, Finnish actor
- Ari Koch, Finnish sculptor
- Veikko Lesonen, Finnish businessman and investor
- 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
Climate
| Climate data for Keminmaa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −8 (17) | −7 (19) | −2 (28) | 3 (37) | 10 (50) | 16 (60) | 18 (65) | 16 (61) | 11 (51) | 4 (39) | −2 (28) | −7 (20) | 4 (40) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16 (4) | −14 (6) | −10 (14) | −4 (24) | 2 (36) | 8 (47) | 11 (52) | 9 (48) | 4 (40) | −1 (30) | −8 (18) | −14 (7) | −2 (28) |
| Average precipitation days | 25 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 230 |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Joulukuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kemi, Finland (closest city on record to Keminmaa, Finland)". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on April 18, 2013.
External links
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Media related to Keminmaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Keminmaa – Official website