Ylitornio
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 | |
OpenStreetMap Interactive map outlining Ylitornio. | |
| Coordinates: 66°19′N 023°40′E / 66.317°N 23.667°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Tornio Valley |
| Charter | 1809 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jarmo Pienimäki |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,212.47 km2 (854.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,029.3 km2 (783.5 sq mi) |
| • Water | 183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 29th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 3,697 |
| • Rank | 196th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.82/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.7% |
| • Others | 4% |
| 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 3,697 (30 June 2025)[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 1.82 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]
Notable people
- Sami Jauhojärvi, skier
- Jarkko Kauvosaari, ice hockey player
- Toni Koivisto, ice hockey player
See also
- Aavasaksa
- Övertorneå, a municipality of Sweden
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-07-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ "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.
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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