Keminmaa

The municipality has a population of 8,065 (31 July 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 12.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (33/sq mi).

Keminmaa
Municipality
Keminmaan kunta
Keminmaa kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Keminmaa in Finland
Coordinates: 65°48′N 024°33′E
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionKemi–Tornio sub-region
Government
  Municipal managerMauri Posio
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total647.24 km2 (249.90 sq mi)
  Land625.06 km2 (241.34 sq mi)
  Water20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
Area rank137th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
  Total8,065
  Rank122nd largest in Finland
  Density12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish99.4% (official)
  Swedish0.1%
  Others0.4%
Population by age
  0 to 1418.9%
  15 to 6465.6%
  65 or older15.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20.5%
Websitewww.keminmaa.fi

Keminmaa is a municipality of Finland.

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
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

  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kemi, Finland (closest city on record to Keminmaa, Finland)". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on April 18, 2013.

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