Kalix

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Kalix


image_caption = Kalix Church
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Kalix Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Norrbotten County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Norrbotten
established_title3 =
established_date3 =
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 7.37
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 7,312
population_density_km2 = 992
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=65 |latm=51 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=23 |longm=10 |longs= |longEW=E
website =

Kalix ( _fi. Kainuu, meänkieli: "Kainus") is a town (pop. 7,300) in Norrbotten, Sweden and the seat of Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County.

On March 25, 1809, Kalix was the location of the capitulation of the Swedish Army in the Finnish war. In effect it surrendered Finland to Russia. Peace talks were initiated in the Finnish town Fredrikshamn (or "Hamina" in Finnish), and a peace treaty was signed on August 30.

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