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Keminmaa (until 1979 Kemin maalaiskunta) (Inari Sami: Kiemâeennâm; Skolt Sami: Ǩeeʹmmjânnam) is a municipality of Finland.

Keminmaa Kiemâeennâm Ǩeeʹmmjânnam
Municipality
Keminmaan kunta Keminmaa kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Keminmaa in Finland
Coordinates: 65°48′N 024°33′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	625.06 km2 (241.34 sq mi)
• Water	20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
• Rank	137th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,903
• Rank	123rd largest in Finland
• Density	12.64/km2 (32.7/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	99.4% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	0.4%
Population by age [4]
• 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)
Municipal tax rate[5]	21.25%
Website	www.keminmaa.fi

The municipality has a population of 7,903 (31 December 2021)[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 12.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.7/sq mi).

Geography

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

• 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

External links

Media related to Keminmaa at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Keminmaa – Official website

На других языках

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[de] Keminmaa

Keminmaa [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈkɛminmɑː] ist eine Gemeinde im finnischen Teil von Lappland. Sie umfasst das Umland der Stadt Kemi. Zur Gemeinde zählen die Orte Alapaakkola, Maula, Itäkoski, Hirmula, Ilmola, Laurila, Koroiskylä, Lautiosaari und Liedakkala.

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- [en] Keminmaa

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[ru] Кеминмаа

Кеминмаа (фин. Keminmaa) — община в Финляндии, в провинции Лаппи. Население составляет 8 565 человек (на 2011 год); площадь — 645,79 км². Плотность населения — 13,7 чел/км². Граничит с общинами: Кеми, Симо, Торнио и Тервола.

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