Keminmaa

Keminmaa (until 1979 Kemin maalaiskunta) (Inari Sami: Kiemâeennâm; Skolt Sami: Ǩeeʹmmjânnam) is a municipality of Finland.

Keminmaa
Kiemâeennâm
Ǩeeʹmmjânnam
Municipality
Keminmaan kunta
Keminmaa kommun
Coat of arms of Keminmaa
Coat of arms
Location of Keminmaa in Finland
Location of Keminmaa in Finland
Coordinates: 65°48′N 024°33′E
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionKemi–Tornio
Government
 • Municipal managerHannele Matinlassi
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)
 • Rank137th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total7,707
 • Rank123rd largest in Finland
 • Density12.33/km2 (31.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others1%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.7%
 • 15 to 6457.4%
 • 65 or older25.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.keminmaa.fi

The municipality has a population of 7,707 (26 October 2023)[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 12.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.9/sq mi).

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities are Kemi, Simo, Tervola and Tornio.

Villages

Coat of arms

Blazon: Gules with a springing Silver salmon, holding a padlock in its mouth.

Notable people
  • Peter Franzén, Finnish actor
  • Ari Koch, Finnish sculptor
  • Veikko Lesonen, Finnish businessman and investor
  • Taavetti Lukkarinen, former foreman of Kemi Oy; convicted to death and hanged for treason
  • 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

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "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.

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