Keminmaa

Keminmaa
Municipality
Keminmaan kunta
Keminmaa kommun

Coat of arms

Location of Keminmaa in Finland
Coordinates: 65°48′N 024°33′E / 65.800°N 24.550°E / 65.800; 24.550Coordinates: 65°48′N 024°33′E / 65.800°N 24.550°E / 65.800; 24.550
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 625.06 km2 (241.34 sq mi)
 • Water 20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
Area rank 137th largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 8,295
 • Rank 121st largest in Finland
 • Density 13.27/km2 (34.4/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.4% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 18.9%
 • 15 to 64 65.6%
 • 65 or older 15.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.keminmaa.fi

Keminmaa is a municipality of Finland.

The municipality has a population of 8,295 (31 August 2017)[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 13.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.4/sq mi).

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. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2017" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  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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