Ylitornio
For the municipality of Sweden, see Övertorneå Municipality.
| Ylitornio | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Ylitornion kunta | ||
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Welcome to Ylitornio. | ||
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 Location of Ylitornio in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 66°19′N 023°40′E / 66.317°N 23.667°ECoordinates: 66°19′N 023°40′E / 66.317°N 23.667°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Lapland | |
| Sub-region | Tornio Valley sub-region | |
| Charter | 1809 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Tuomo Karjalainen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 2,212.69 km2 (854.32 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 2,028.86 km2 (783.35 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 35th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,284 | |
| • Rank | 201st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2.11/km2 (5.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Sami | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.3% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60% | |
| • 65 or older | 27% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.25% | |
| Website | www.ylitornio.fi | |
Ylitornio (Northern Sami: Badje-Duortnus, Swedish: Övertorneå) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland along the Tornio River, opposite the Swedish town of Övertorneå. The municipality has a population of 4,284 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 2,212.69 square kilometres (854.32 sq mi) of which 183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.5/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.
See also
- Aavasaksa
- Övertorneå, a municipality of Sweden
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Ylitornio at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ylitornio – Official website
- Ylitornio Matkailu – Tourist site
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