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Keminmaa
Kiemâeennâm
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Municipality
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| Keminmaan kunta Keminmaa kommun |
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Location of Keminmaa in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Lapland | |
| Sub-region | Kemi–Tornio | |
| Area
(2018-01-01)
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| • Total | 647.24 km2 (249.90 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 627.27 km2 (242.19 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 137th largest in Finland | |
| Population
(2023-12-31)
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| • Total | 7,691 | |
| • Rank | 123rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 12.26/km2 (31.8/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) | |
Keminmaa (Finnish: [ˈkeminˌmɑː]; until 1979 Kemin maalaiskunta; Inari Sami: Kiemâeennâm; Skolt Sami: Ǩeeʹmmjânnam) is a municipality of Finland. It is located near the towns of Kemi and Tornio in the Lapland region.
The municipality has a population of 7,691 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 647.24 square kilometres (249.90 sq mi) of which 20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.8/sq mi).
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Geography
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
- 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
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