Salla facts for kids
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Salla
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Municipality
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Sallan kunta Salla kommun |
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Salla church
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Location of Salla in Finland
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Country | Finland | |
Region | Lapland | |
Sub-region | Eastern Lapland sub-region | |
Charter | 1857 | |
Area
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• Total | 5,872.49 km2 (2,267.38 sq mi) | |
• Land | 5,730.09 km2 (2,212.40 sq mi) | |
• Water | 142.4 km2 (55.0 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 7th largest in Finland | |
Population
(2013-04-27)
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• Total | 4,048 | |
• Rank | 203rd largest in Finland | |
• Density | 0.71/km2 (1.8/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.1% | |
• Sami | 0.1% | |
• Others | 0.9% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 11% | |
• 15 to 64 | 61.3% | |
• 65 or older | 27.7% | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
Website | www.salla.fi |
Salla, (name was Kuolajärvi to 1936) is a municipality in Finnish Lapland, Finland. The municipalities next to it are Kemijärvi, Kuusamo, Pelkosenniemi, Posio and Savukoski. Oulanka National Park is in the areas of Salla and Kuusamo.
Contents
Villages
Aatsinki, Aholanvaara, Ahvenselkä, Hautajärvi, Hietajärvi, Hirvasvaara, Isohalme, Kallunki, Kelloselkä, (Märkäjärvi), Kotala, Koutelo, Kursu, Käsmä, Naruska, Niemelä, Oulanka, Onkamo, Pahkakumpu, Paloperä, Saija, Salmivaara, Selkälä, Tuohikylä, Vallovaara, Varvikko, Vittikko.
Population growth
Year | Population |
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1980 |
7,256
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1985 |
6,875
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1990 |
6,269
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1995 |
5,812
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2000 |
5,142
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2005 |
4,571
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2010 |
4,162
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Images for kids
See also
In Spanish: Salla (Finlandia) para niños
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