Kemijärvi

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Kemijärvi is a town and municipality in Finnish Lapland known for its surrounding lakes, forests, and position as a northern gateway to outdoor and winter sports activities.

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Kemijärvi canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
area over 3900 square kilometres
borderingMunicipality Posio
Rovaniemi
Salla
climate subarctic climate
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Kemijärvi
country Finland
economicActivity forestry
reindeer husbandry
tourism
grantedTownStatus 1973
hasFestival Kemijärvi Midnight Sun events
hasLake Lake Kemijärvi
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1957
hasNightTrainService VR night train from Helsinki
hasRailConnectionTo Helsinki
Rovaniemi
hasRailwayStation Kemijärvi railway station
hasSettlement Kemijärvi urban area
isUnilingually Finnish
knownAs northern gateway to Lapland
knownFor forests
lakes
outdoor activities
winter sports
languageOfficial Finnish
locatedBy Lake Kemijärvi
locatedIn Lapland
Northern Finland
locatedNorthOf Arctic Circle vicinity
municipalLeaderTitle municipal manager
nearbyNationalPark Pyhä-Luosto National Park
Riisitunturi National Park
nearbySkiResort Pyhä
linked to: Pyhä-Luosto fells

Suomu
partOf Eastern Lapland sub-region
Region of Lapland
linked to: Lapland
population approximately 7000
postalCodePrefix 98100
regionCodeNUTS FI1D7
sports cross-country skiing
ice fishing
snowmobiling
timeZone EET
timeZoneDST EEST
traversedBy Kemijoki River
linked to: Kemijoki

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