Salla

Salla (Kuolajärvi until 1936) is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,396 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 5,873.08 square kilometres (2,267.61 sq mi) of which 142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 0.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.5/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Kemijärvi, Kuusamo, Pelkosenniemi, Posio and Savukoski. The nearby settlement of Sallatunturi is home to the Salla Ski Resort.

This article is about the municipality in Finland. For other uses, see Salla (disambiguation).

Salla
Municipality
Sallan kunta
Salla kommun
Salla church
Coat of arms
Location of Salla in Finland
Coordinates: 66°50′N 028°40′E
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionEastern Lapland sub-region
Charter1857
Government
 • Municipal managerKari Väyrynen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total5,873.08 km2 (2,267.61 sq mi)
 • Land5,729.48 km2 (2,212.16 sq mi)
 • Water142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi)
Area rank7th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total3,396
 • Rank207th largest in Finland
 • Density0.59/km2 (1.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Sami0.1%
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1411%
 • 15 to 6461.3%
 • 65 or older27.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.5%
Websitewww.salla.fi

History

Salla is in the Eastern Lapland and as a border area was affected by the Second World War. Red Army troops invaded Finland at Salla during the Winter War but were stopped by the Finnish Army (see Battle of Salla). Parts of the municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union after the war. The ceded part is sometimes called "Old Salla" or Vanha Salla. During the Continuation War the old town of Salla was on the Soviet side of the border. The German XXXVI Corps attacked the Soviet positions in an operation code-named Polarfuchs. With the help of the Finnish 6th Division it managed to occupy all of the ceded territories. At the end of the war the German troops were pushed out of Lapland by Finnish troops in the Lapland War.

The following villages were ceded to the Soviet Union: Alakurtti, Korja (Korya), Kuolajärvi (Kuoloyarvi), Lampela, Sallansuu, Yläkurtti (Yulyakurtti), Sovajärvi (Sovayarvi), Tuutijärvi (Tuutiyarvi) and Vuorijärvi (Vuoriyarvi).

In January 2021, the mayor of Salla, Erkki Parkkinen, launched a bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games to raise awareness of climate change and highlight the threat the climate crisis poses to Salla and its ecosystem, which is dependent on low temperatures for most of the year.[6]

Communications

Salla is the terminus of a freight-only railway line from Kemijärvi. In 2006, the Finnish Rail Administration announced proposals to close the line.[7] The railway formerly extended beyond Salla into Russia, but has never carried international traffic.

Climate

Salla has a subarctic climate (Dfc). Summer days are mild with about 1/3 of all days experiencing precipitation with nights tending to be cool. Winters are very long, cold, snowy, and extremely cloudy, lasting from the beginning of October through April, with mid-winter thaws being rare, and cold snaps relatively common. Spring and Autumn tend to be cool, not very variable, and short, lasting only a couple weeks to a few weeks in length.

Climate data for Salla Kk (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9)		 5.5
(41.9)		 9.7
(49.5)		 17.5
(63.5)		 26.4
(79.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 31.5
(88.7)		 28.7
(83.7)		 20.9
(69.6)		 14.0
(57.2)		 8.2
(46.8)		 4.9
(40.8)		 31.5
(88.7)
Average high °C (°F) −9.1
(15.6)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 3.4
(38.1)		 10.1
(50.2)		 16.3
(61.3)		 19.2
(66.6)		 15.9
(60.6)		 10.0
(50.0)		 2.8
(37.0)		 −3.5
(25.7)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 3.9
(39.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4)		 −12.2
(10.0)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 5.3
(41.5)		 11.4
(52.5)		 14.3
(57.7)		 11.3
(52.3)		 6.1
(43.0)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −6.5
(20.3)		 −11.0
(12.2)		 −0.2
(31.6)
Average low °C (°F) −18.0
(−0.4)		 −17.4
(0.7)		 −12.6
(9.3)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 0.4
(32.7)		 6.0
(42.8)		 9.2
(48.6)		 6.7
(44.1)		 2.4
(36.3)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 −10.0
(14.0)		 −15.4
(4.3)		 −4.8
(23.4)
Record low °C (°F) −45.3
(−49.5)		 −40.6
(−41.1)		 −36.5
(−33.7)		 −27.4
(−17.3)		 −16.5
(2.3)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −12.6
(9.3)		 −26.2
(−15.2)		 −35.8
(−32.4)		 −40.2
(−40.4)		 −45.3
(−49.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.4)		 30
(1.2)		 32
(1.3)		 28
(1.1)		 46
(1.8)		 57
(2.2)		 77
(3.0)		 65
(2.6)		 50
(2.0)		 48
(1.9)		 39
(1.5)		 37
(1.5)		 544
(21.4)
Average precipitation days 10 9 9 7 9 10 11 11 9 10 11 11 117
Average relative humidity (%) 86 85 81 72 69 67 73 80 85 88 90 87 80
Source: Finnish Meteorological Institute[8]

Historical places
NamePlaceDescriptionWGS 84
The evangelic-Lutheran church of Salla
The Paikanselkä memorial areaPaikanselkäThe Winter War front line 13 March 1940, when war ended. Located where the commander of the Swedish voluntary troops, lieutenant colonel Magnus Dyrssen fell on 1 March 1940.[9]
The Salpa Line
  • The Salpa Line anti-tank obstacles in Aholanvaara
  • The Salpa Line anti-tank obstacles in Aholanvaara
  • Areas ceded to Soviet Union at the end of World War II

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. "Arctic Town Launches Genius Bid for 2032 Summer Olympics to Raise Awareness of Climate Change". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  7. Finnish Railway News – Year 2006
  8. "Climate data for Finland locations" (PDF). FMI. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  9. http://loma.salla.fi/fi/eramaa/kayntikohteet-_nahtavyydet/sotamuistomerkit_ja_kohteet/
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