Keminmaa

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Country Finland Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website www.keminmaa.fi Region Lapland		Sub-region Kemi–Tornio sub-region Municipal tax rate 20.5% Local time Sunday 1:49 AM

Area rank 137th largest in Finland Weather -8°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 99% Humidity

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Keminmaa is a municipality of Finland.

Map of 94400 Keminmaa, Finland

The municipality has a population of 8,383 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 626.30 square kilometres (241.82 sq mi) of which 20.73 km² (8.00 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.7/sq mi).

Villages

Hirmula, Ilmola, Itäkoski, Jokisuu, Laurila, Lautiosaari, Liedakkala, Maula, Pörhölä, Ruottala (mostly on Tornio's territory), Sompujärvi, Törmä, Viitakoski.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Gules with a springing Silver salmon, holding a padlock in its mouth.

Notable people from Keminmaa

Peter Franzén, Finnish actor

Ari Koch, Finnish sculptor

Veikko Lesonen, Finnish businessman and investor

Markus Pessa, Finnish Emeritus professor at the Tampere University of Technology and the founder and former director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at that same university.

Joonas Piippola, Finnish ballroom dancer, dance teacher and choreographer

Tomi Putaansuu, the Finnish singer of band Lordi, lived in Keminmaa when he was a child

Nicolaus Rungius, local 17th century vicar whose mummified body is nowadays a tourist attraction in Keminmaa church

Hannu Tihinen, Finnish football player

Otto Vallenius, Finnish opera singer and painter

Paavo Väyrynen, Finnish politician