Kemi
Giepma Kiemâ Ǩeeʹmm | |
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Town | |
Kemin kaupunki Kemi stad | |
Nickname: Monaco of 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 (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,424 |
• Rank | 60th largest in Finland |
• Density | 203.65/km2 (527.5/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 19,424 (31 October 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 203.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (527.5/sq mi).