Ylitornio (Swedish: Övertorneå; Northern Sami: Badje-Duortnus; Inari Sami: Pajetuárnus) is a municipality of Finland.
Ylitornio
Övertorneå Badje-Duortnus Pajetuárnus | |
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Municipality | |
Ylitornion kunta Övertorneå kommun | |
![]() Ylitornio welcome sign | |
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![]() Location of Ylitornio in Finland | |
Coordinates: 66°19′N 023°40′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Lapland |
Sub-region | Tornio Valley |
Charter | 1809 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Maija Pihlajamäki |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,212.47 km2 (854.24 sq mi) |
• Land | 2,028.86 km2 (783.35 sq mi) |
• Water | 183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi) |
• Rank | 29th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,832 |
• Rank | 198th largest in Finland |
• Density | 1.89/km2 (4.9/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.3% |
• Sami | 0.1% |
• Others | 0.3% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 9.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 51.6% |
• 65 or older | 38.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% |
Website | www.ylitornio.fi |
It is located in the province of Lapland along the Tornio River, opposite the Swedish town of Övertorneå about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) by road to its northwest. The two localities are connected by an international bridge that goes between Övertorneå through an island and enters Finland in a rural portion of Ylitornio's municipality, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of town. Literally translated to English the two locations would be called Upper Tornio.
The municipality has a population of 3,832 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 2,212.47 square kilometres (854.24 sq mi) of which 183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.9/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish in contrast to much of far-western Finland. Finland is officially bilingual.
A unique ski flying hill project has been presented. The inruns of the hills will be through a mountain inside a pipe tunnel.
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