Salla

Salla
Kyelijävri
Municipality
Sallan kunta
Salla kommun
Coat of arms of Salla
Location of Salla in Finland
Location of Salla in Finland
Coordinates: 66°50′N 028°40′E / 66.833°N 28.667°E / 66.833; 28.667
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionEastern Lapland
Charter1857
Government
 • Municipal managerErkki Parkkinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total5,873.08 km2 (2,267.61 sq mi)
 • Land5,729.81 km2 (2,212.29 sq mi)
 • Water142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi)
 • Rank7th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total3,288
 • Rank207th largest in Finland
 • Density0.57/km2 (1.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Sami0.1%
 • Others3.6%
Population by age
 • 0 to 148.7%
 • 15 to 6452%
 • 65 or older39.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.salla.fi/en/

Salla (Kuolajärvi until 1936) (Inari Sami: Kyelijävri) is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,288 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 5,873.08 square kilometres (2,267.61 sq mi) of which 142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 0.57 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.5/sq mi).

The nearby settlement of Sallatunturi is home to the Salla Ski Resort.

  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. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  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.