| Ylitornio
Övertorneå Badje-Duortnus Pajetuárnus | |
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| Municipality | |
| Ylitornion kunta Övertorneå kommun | |
 Ylitornio welcome sign | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ylitornio in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 66°19′N 023°40′E / 66.317°N 23.667°E / 66.317; 23.667 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Tornio Valley |
| Charter | 1809 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Maija Pihlajamäki |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,212.47 km (854.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,029.3 km (783.5 sq mi) |
| • Water | 183.83 km (70.98 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 29th largest in Finland |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,736 |
| • Rank | 196th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.84/km (4.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.7% |
| • Sami | 0.1% |
| • Others | 3.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.6% |
| • 65 or older | 38.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | ylitornio |
Ylitornio (Finnish: [ˈyliˌtornio]; Swedish: Övertorneå; Northern Sami: Badje-Duortnus; Inari Sami: Pajetuárnus) is a municipality of Finland.
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 3,736 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 2,212.47 square kilometres (854.24 sq mi) of which 183.83 km (70.98 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.84 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
- Sami Jauhojärvi, skier
- Jarkko Kauvosaari, ice hockey player
- Toni Koivisto, ice hockey player
See also
- Aavasaksa
- Övertorneå, a municipality of Sweden
References
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- "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.
- ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
Ylitornio travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Ylitornio at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Ylitornio – Official website (in Finnish)
- Ylitornio Matkailu – Tourist site
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