Salla
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| Coordinates: 66°50′N 028°40′E / 66.833°N 28.667°ECoordinates: 66°50′N 028°40′E / 66.833°N 28.667°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Lapland | ||
| Sub-region | Eastern Lapland sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1857 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Kari Väyrynen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 5,872.21 km2 (2,267.27 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 5,729.48 km2 (2,212.16 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 7th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 4,048 | ||
| • Rank | 211th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 0.71/km2 (1.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Sami | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 0.9% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 11% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.3% | ||
| • 65 or older | 27.7% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.salla.fi | ||
Salla (Kuolajärvi until 1936) is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of 4,048 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 5,872.21 square kilometres (2,267.27 sq mi) of which 142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 0.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.8 /sq mi).
Soviet troops invaded Finland at Salla during the Winter War but were stopped by the Finnish Army (see Battle of Salla). Parts of the municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union after the war. The ceded part is sometimes called "Old Salla" or Vanha Salla. During the Continuation War the old town of Salla was on the Soviet side of the border. The German XXXVI Corps attacked the Soviet positions in an operation code-named Polarfuchs. With the help of the Finnish 6th Division it managed to occupy all of the ceded territories. At the end of the war the German troops were pushed out of Lapland by Finnish troops in the so called Lapland War.
The following villages were ceded to the Soviet Union: Korja (Korya), Kuolajärvi (Kuoloyarvi), Kurtti, Lampela, Sallansuu, Sovajärvi, Tuutijärvi and Vuorijärvi (Vuoriyarvi).
Salla is the terminus of a freight-only railway line from Kemijärvi. In 2006, the Finnish Rail Administration announced proposals to close the line.[6] The line formerly extended beyond Salla into Russia.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Finnish Railway News – Year 2006
[edit] External links
Media related to Salla at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Salla – Official website
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