Muonio

Muonio
—  Municipality  —
Muonion kunta
Muonio Church
Coat of arms
Location of Muonio in Finland
Coordinates: 67°57.5′N 023°41′E / 67.9583°N 23.683°E / 67.9583; 23.683Coordinates: 67°57.5′N 023°41′E / 67.9583°N 23.683°E / 67.9583; 23.683
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 (786.9 sq mi)
- Land	1,904.24 km2 (735.2 sq mi)
- Water	133.91 km2 (51.7 sq mi)
Area rank	41st largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
- Total	2,399
- Rank	275th largest in Finland
- Density	1.26/km2 (3.3/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.

It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 2,399 (31 January 2011)^[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 1.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.3 /sq mi). The neighbour municipalities are Enontekiö, Kittilä, Kolari and in the west Swedish Pajala. There is a bridge across the border river to Sweden.

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.

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%

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
3. ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009. 
4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

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