Muonio
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| Muonio Church
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| Country |  Finland |
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| 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.
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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%
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Muonio – Official website
- Information on Muonio's ski resorts and the Lapland super pass
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