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.
The motif of the coat of arms of Ylitornio Municipality refers to the Aavasaksa hill and the midnight sun. The coat of arms was designed by Jaakko Hänninen, and the Ylitornio Municipal Council approved it at its meeting on 28 September 1953. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the coat of arms for use on 5 April 1954.[6]
A unique ski flying hill project has been presented. The inruns of the hills will be through a mountain inside a pipe tunnel.[1]
Climate
Ylitornio has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc) with long, harsh winters and short, mild summers.
| Climate data for Ylitornio Meltosjärvi, 1991–2020 normals, records 1964–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.8 (−50.4) |
−45.2 (−49.4) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−29.2 (−20.6) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
−39.8 (−39.6) |
−45.8 (−50.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.5) |
32 (1.3) |
33 (1.3) |
30 (1.2) |
37 (1.5) |
69 (2.7) |
74 (2.9) |
63 (2.5) |
50 (2.0) |
50 (2.0) |
48 (1.9) |
41 (1.6) |
564 (22.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 113 |
| Source 1: FMI normals 1991-2020[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Record highs and lows[8] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Sami Jauhojärvi, skier
- Jarkko Kauvosaari, ice hockey player
- Toni Koivisto, ice hockey player
- Rosa Liksom, author
See also
- Aavasaksa, a hill in Ylitornio
- 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.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 172. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "FMI normals 1991-2020". fmi.fi. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ^ "FMI open data". FMI. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
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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