Ylitornio

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For the municipality of Sweden, see Övertorneå Municipality.
Ylitornio
Municipality
Ylitornion kunta
Welcome to Ylitornio.
Welcome to Ylitornio.
Coat of arms of Ylitornio
Coat of arms
Location of Ylitornio in Finland
Location of Ylitornio in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Lapland
Sub-region Tornio Valley sub-region
Charter 1809
Government
 • Municipal manager Tuomo Karjalainen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 2,212.69 km2 (854.32 sq mi)
 • Land 2,028.86 km2 (783.35 sq mi)
 • Water 183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi)
Area rank 35th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 4,265
 • Rank 201st largest in Finland
 • Density 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.3% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Sami 0.1%
 • Others 0.3%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13%
 • 15 to 64 60%
 • 65 or older 27%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.25%
Website www.ylitornio.fi

Ylitornio (Northern Sami: Badje-Duortnus, Swedish: Övertorneå) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Lapland along the Tornio River, opposite the Swedish town of Övertorneå. The municipality has a population of 4,265 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 2,212.69 square kilometres (854.32 sq mi) of which 183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/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]

See also

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