Pajala Municipality

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Pajala Municipality ("Pajala kommun") is a municipality in Norrbotten County, north Sweden on the border to Finland. Its seat is located in the town Pajala.

In 1884 "Tärendö" was detached from Pajala, forming a municipality of its own. In 1914 Pajala was once again split when "Junosuando" broke away. They were reunited in 1971, when also "Korpilombolo" was added.

Localities

* Juensuando
* Kangos
* Korpilombolo
* Pajala (seat)
* Tärendö

It is one of Sweden's largest municipalities with almost 8,000 km² or roughly the size of the historical province Södermanland, which - compared to Pajala's population of app. 7000 - has more than 1 million inhabitants.

Its geographical location has meant that Pajala since old was a natural place of merchancy, where people from Sweden, Finland and the native Sami people gathered. The annual Pajala market traces its history from the 18th century.

The home of Lars Levi Læstadius is located in the town. It is the red house to the right, now designated as a museum. The yellow house in the middle was used as the vicars mansion from 1850 up to recent times.

In Pajala is [http://www.pajala.nu/welcome/tourism/soltorg.shtml the world's largest sundial] .

In Pajala, there is also the Jupukkamasten, a 335 metre tall guyed mast for FM- and TV-transmission, which is together with three other guyed masts of same height the tallest structure of Sweden.

ee also

*Pajala municipal election, 2002

External links

* [http://www.pajala.se/mun/pajala/www.nsf/english/$first?open&mname=Menu%A4menuID=2CAE%A4start=1 Pajala] - Official site