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Kemi
Giepma Kiemâ Ǩeeʹmm | |
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Town | |
| Kemin kaupunki Kemi stad | |
 Clockwise, from top left: Kemi Railway Station, Kemi City Hall, Karihaara School, Café at the inner harbour, and Kemi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Monaco of Finland | |
 Location of Kemi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 65°44′10″N 024°33′49″E / 65.73611°N 24.56361°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Kemi–Tornio |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Matti Ruotsalainen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 747.28 km2 (288.53 sq mi) |
| • Land | 95.38 km2 (36.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 652.1 km2 (251.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 300th largest in Finland |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2025-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,418 |
| • Rank | 60th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 203.59/km2 (527.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 92.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.2% |
| • 65 or older | 28.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 94100 |
| Website | www |
Kemi (Finnish: [ˈkemi]; Northern Sami: Giepma [ˈkie̯pma]; Inari Sami: Kiemâ; Skolt Sami: Ǩeeʹmm) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the city of Tornio and the Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is 105 kilometres (65 mi) to the south and to Rovaniemi is 117 kilometres (73 mi) to the northeast. It was founded in 1869 by a decree of the Emperor Alexander II of Russia because of its proximity to a deepwater port.
The town has a population of 19,418 (31 March 2025)[2] and covers an area of 747.28 km2 (288.53 sq mi) of which 652.1 square kilometers (251.8 sq mi) are water.[1] The population density is 203.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (527.3/sq mi).
According to current statistics, Kemi has the highest number of drug crimes than any other town in Finland. This is thought to be due to its proximity to the Swedish border and the drug smuggling that occurs across it.[5]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,640,437 at the end of March 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 25 April 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Lapinkangas, Pasi (29 April 2025). "Yksi paikkakunta nousi esille Suomen synkimmissä huumealueissa – "Kyllä tämä yllätti"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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