Muonio

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Muonio
Municipality
Muonion kunta
Muonio Church
Muonio Church
Coat of arms of Muonio
Coat of arms
Location of Muonio in Finland
Location of Muonio in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Lapland
Sub-region Fell Lapland sub-region
Charter 1868
Government
 • Municipal manager Aulikki Heinonen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 2,038.15 km2 (786.93 sq mi)
 • Land 1,904.24 km2 (735.23 sq mi)
 • Water 133.91 km2 (51.70 sq mi)
Area rank 41st largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 2,362
 • Rank 275th largest in Finland
 • Density 1.24/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 97.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.6%
 • Sami 0.2%
 • Others 2.2%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 15.6%
 • 15 to 64 65%
 • 65 or older 19.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.muonio.fi

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.[6] The municipality has a population of 2,362 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 2,038.15 square kilometres (786.93 sq mi) of which 133.91 km2 (51.70 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.2/sq mi). 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:

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