Municipality:Kemi

Kemi
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The municipality of Kemi in Finland
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The coat of arms of Kemi
CountryFinland
RegionLappi
Number of zones15
Maximum PPH15
Last updated2021-02-20


Kemi (Northern Sami Giepma) is a municipality in the region of Lappi (Lappland) in Finland. The municipality has about 20 707 inhabitants and is located in the historical province of Lapland.

The port of Kemi on the island of Ajos is one of the most important in Finland and is used by the paper industry. Stora Enso and Metsä-Botnia are two industries in Kemi.

In Kemi there is also the ice hotel Lumilinna. The city has an airport (Kemi-Tornio airport) and a railway connection.

During the Winter War the Swedish volunteer flotilla in Finland was based in Kemi.

Location[edit]

Kemi is located at the mouth of the Kemi River in the Gulf of Bothnia.

Bordering municipalities are Keminmaa in the north, Simo in the southeast, and Tornio in northwest.

Zones[edit]

There are 15 turfzones in Kemi, where one os counted as a train station zone, one as a holy zone and one as a bridge zone.

The most taken zone is KeminChurch placed by the church of Kemi.

Year in parentheses indicates year of creation.

Updated: 2021-02-20

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