Ylitornio

Ylitornio
Övertorneå
Badje-Duortnus
Pajetuárnus
Municipality
Ylitornion kunta
Övertorneå kommun
Ylitornio welcome sign
Ylitornio welcome sign
Coat of arms of Ylitornio
Location of Ylitornio in Finland
Location of Ylitornio in Finland
Coordinates: 66°19′N 023°40′E / 66.317°N 23.667°E / 66.317; 23.667
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionTornio Valley
Charter1809
Government
 • Municipal managerMaija Pihlajamäki
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,212.47 km2 (854.24 sq mi)
 • Land2,029.3 km2 (783.5 sq mi)
 • Water183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi)
 • Rank29th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total3,722
 • Rank196th largest in Finland
 • Density1.83/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish95.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.7%
 • Sami0.1%
 • Others3.7%
Population by age
 • 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

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 3,722 (31 August 2024)[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 1.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/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.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.