Kittilä
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| Kittilä | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Kittilän kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 67°39′N 024°54.5′E / 67.65°N 24.9083°ECoordinates: 67°39′N 024°54.5′E / 67.65°N 24.9083°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Lapland | ||
| Region | Lapland | ||
| Sub-region | Fell Lapland sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1854 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipality manager | Seppo Maula | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 8,263.15 km2 (3,190.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 8,094.96 km2 (3,125.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 168.19 km2 (64.9 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 4th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 6,032 | ||
| - Density | 0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 166th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.3% | ||
| - Sami | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 1.6% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 15.8% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 66% | ||
| - 65 or older | 18.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.kittila.fi | ||
Kittilä (Inari Sami: Kittâl, Northern Sami: Gihttel) is a municipality of Finland and a popular holiday resort.
It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 6,032 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 8,263.15 square kilometres (3,190.42 sq mi) of which 168.19 km2 (64.94 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 0.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.9 /sq mi).
The famous ski resort Levi is situated in Kittilä. It is a perfect place both for downhill and cross-country skiing.
If you like to find the peace of mind, you can take snow shoes and walk to the nearest fell Kätkätunturi. Kätkätunturi is located west of Levitunturi and it is 504.6 metres (1,656 ft) high and 7 kilometres (4 mi) long. On 5 June 2006 it was announced that a Canadian mining corporation Agnico-Eagle Mines will start a new gold mine in Kittilä. Once completed, it will be the biggest gold mine in Europe. Experts say that the deposits holds at least three million ounces of pure gold, worth by current market price 1.8 billion dollars. The mine is expected to produce an average of 150,000 ounces of gold annually for at least 13 years.
Kittilä Airport is served by Finnair, Blue1 and FinnComm.
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[edit] Famous people from Kittilä
- Kalervo Palsa, artist
- Arto Paasilinna, novelist, born in Kittilä
- Reidar Särestöniemi, artist
- Einari Junttila, artist[6]
- Reijo Raekallio, artist[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ Einari Junttila
- ^ Reijo Raekallio
[edit] External links
Media related to Kittilä at Wikimedia Commons- Home page of Kittilä
- Ski Resort Levi
- levi-lapland.com
- Särestöniemi museo
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