Ylitornio

Ylitornio (Swedish: Övertorneå; Northern Sami: Badje-Duortnus; Inari Sami: Pajetuárnus) is a municipality of Finland.

For the municipality of Sweden, see Övertorneå Municipality.
Ylitornio
Övertorneå
Badje-Duortnus
Pajetuárnus
Municipality
Ylitornion kunta
Övertorneå kommun
Ylitornio welcome sign
Ylitornio welcome sign
Coat of arms of Ylitornio
Coat of arms
Location of Ylitornio in Finland
Location of Ylitornio in Finland
Coordinates: 66°19′N 023°40′E
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionTornio Valley
Charter1809
Government
 • Municipal managerMaija Pihlajamäki
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,212.47 km2 (854.24 sq mi)
 • Land2,028.86 km2 (783.35 sq mi)
 • Water183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi)
 • Rank29th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total3,754
 • Rank197th largest in Finland
 • Density1.85/km2 (4.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.7%
 • Sami0.1%
 • Others2.9%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 149.8%
 • 15 to 6451.6%
 • 65 or older38.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.ylitornio.fi

It is located in the province of Lapland along the Tornio River, opposite the Swedish town of Övertorneå about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) by road to its northwest. The two localities are connected by an international bridge that goes between Övertorneå through an island and enters Finland in a rural portion of Ylitornio's municipality, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of town. Literally translated to English the two locations would be called Upper Tornio.

The municipality has a population of 3,754 (26 October 2023)[2] and covers an area of 2,212.47 square kilometres (854.24 sq mi) of which 183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish in contrast to much of far-western Finland. Finland is officially bilingual.

A unique ski flying hill project has been presented. The inruns of the hills will be through a mountain inside a pipe tunnel.

Notable people

See also

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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