Kemi
Giepma Kiemâ Ǩeeʹmm | |
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Town | |
| Kemin kaupunki Kemi stad | |
 Clockwise, from top left: Kemi Railway Station, Kemi City Hall, Karihaara School, Café at the inner harbour, and Kemi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Monaco of Finland | |
 Location of Kemi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 65°44′10″N 024°33′49″E / 65.73611°N 24.56361°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Kemi–Tornio |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Matti Ruotsalainen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 747.28 km2 (288.53 sq mi) |
| • Land | 95.38 km2 (36.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 652.1 km2 (251.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 300th largest in Finland |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,409 |
| • Rank | 61st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 203.49/km2 (527.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.2% |
| • 65 or older | 28.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 94100 |
| Website | www |
Kemi (Finnish: [ˈkemi]; Northern Sami: Giepma [ˈkie̯pma]; Inari Sami: Kiemâ; Skolt Sami: Ǩeeʹmm) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located very near the city of Tornio and the Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is 105 kilometres (65 mi) to the south and to Rovaniemi is 117 kilometres (73 mi) to the northeast. It was founded in 1869 by a decree of the Emperor Alexander II of Russia because of its proximity to a deepwater port.
The town has a population of 19,409 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 747.28 km2 (288.53 sq mi) of which 652.1 square kilometers (251.8 sq mi) are water.[1] The population density is 203.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (527.0/sq mi).
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.