Muonio
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Muonio (previously called Muonionniska, Northern Sami: Muoná) is a municipality of Finland.
The town is located in far northern Finland above the Arctic Circle on the country's western border, within the area of the former Lappi (Lapland) province.[1] The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[2] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[3] The population density is [convert: invalid number]. The next closest Finnish municipalities are Enontekiö, Kittilä, and Kolari; and to the west is Sweden's Pajala. On the south side of town, a road bridge crosses the Muonio River, linking Muonio to northern Norrbotten County, Sweden. Muonio is good base for exploring the many things to do in the area and is on the E8 highway which goes north to Kilpisjärvi.
Muonio is known as the municipality with the longest snow season in Finland. For that reason its vocational college has a top ski class that attracts aspiring cross-country ski champions from all over Finland.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish, unlike many towns on the Finland-Sweden border.
Villages
The villages in Muonio include Ylimuonio, Kangosjärvi, Kätkäsuvanto, Kihlanki, and Särkijärvi.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Muonio:
- Centre Party 27.5%
- National Coalition Party 23.2%
- True Finns 16.4%
- Social Democratic Party 15.9%
- Left Alliance 9.8%
- Green League 3.0%
- Christian Democrats 2.4%
- Swedish People's Party 1.5%
- Other parties 0.3%
References
- ^ "New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010". Helsingin Sanomat International Edition. Sanoma Corporation. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
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External links
Media related to Muonio at Wikimedia Commons