Muonio

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:

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

Municipality of Muonio – Official website
Information on Muonio's ski resorts and the Lapland super pass

[1] "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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v t e Municipalities of Lapland
Municipalities	Enontekiö Inari Kemi Kemijärvi Keminmaa Kittilä Kolari Muonio Pelkosenniemi Pello Posio Ranua Rovaniemi Salla Savukoski Simo Sodankylä Tervola Tornio Utsjoki Ylitornio
Former municipalities	Alatornio Karunki Kemijärven maalaiskunta Petsamo Rovaniemen maalaiskunta
Lapland Finland