Keminmaa
Appearance
Keminmaa | |
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Municipality | |
Keminmaan kunta Keminmaa kommun | |
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 | 627.27 km2 (242.19 sq mi) |
• Water | 20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi) |
• Rank | 137th largest in Finland |
Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,630 |
• Rank | 124th largest in Finland |
• Density | 12.16/km2 (31.5/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.7% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.2% |
Population by age | |
• 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) |
Website | www.keminmaa.fi |
Keminmaa (until 1979 Kemin maalaiskunta) is a municipality of Finland.
The municipality has a population of 7,630 (31 August 2024)[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 12.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.5/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 |
Mean daily maximum °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) |
Mean daily minimum °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 "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Kemi, Finland (closest city on record to Keminmaa, Finland)". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on April 18, 2013.
External links
Media related to Keminmaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Keminmaa – Official website