Ylitornio
Municipality in Lapland, Finland
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Ylitornio (Finnish: [ˈyliˌtornio]; Swedish: Övertorneå; Northern Sami: Badje-Duortnus; Inari Sami: Pajetuárnus) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland along the Tornio River, opposite the Swedish town of Övertorneå about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) by road to its northwest. The two localities are connected by an international bridge that goes between Övertorneå through an island and enters Finland in a rural portion of Ylitornio's municipality, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of town. Literally translated to English the two locations would be called Upper Tornio.
Ylitornio
Övertorneå Badje-Duortnus Pajetuárnus | |
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Municipality | |
| Ylitornion kunta Övertorneå kommun | |
Ylitornio welcome sign | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ylitornio in Finland | |
OpenStreetMap  Interactive map outlining Ylitornio. | |
 Interactive map of Ylitornio | |
| Coordinates: 66°19′N 023°40′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Tornio Valley |
| Charter | 1809 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jarmo Pienimäki |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,212.47 km2 (854.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,029.3 km2 (783.5 sq mi) |
| • Water | 183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 29th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,673 |
| • Rank | 196th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.81/km2 (4.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.7% |
| • Others | 4.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.6% |
| • 65 or older | 38.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | ylitornio |
The municipality has a population of 3,673 (31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 2,212.47 square kilometres (854.24 sq mi) of which 183.83 km2 (70.98 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish in contrast to much of far-western Finland. Finland is officially bilingual.
The motif of the coat of arms of Ylitornio Municipality refers to the Aavasaksa hill and the midnight sun. The coat of arms was designed by Jaakko Hänninen, and the Ylitornio Municipal Council approved it at its meeting on 28 September 1953. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the coat of arms for use on 5 April 1954.[5]
A unique ski flying hill project has been presented. The inruns of the hills will be through a mountain inside a pipe tunnel.
Climate
Ylitornio has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc) with long, harsh winters and short, mild summers.
| Climate data for Ylitornio Meltosjärvi, 1991–2020 normals, records 1964–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
1.5 (34.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −45.8 (−50.4) |
−45.2 (−49.4) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−28.9 (−20.0) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−29.2 (−20.6) |
−34.6 (−30.3) |
−39.8 (−39.6) |
−45.8 (−50.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.5) |
32 (1.3) |
33 (1.3) |
30 (1.2) |
37 (1.5) |
69 (2.7) |
74 (2.9) |
63 (2.5) |
50 (2.0) |
50 (2.0) |
48 (1.9) |
41 (1.6) |
564 (22.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 113 |
| Source 1: FMI normals 1991-2020[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Record highs and lows[7] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Sami Jauhojärvi, skier
- Jarkko Kauvosaari, ice hockey player
- Toni Koivisto, ice hockey player
- Rosa Liksom, author
See also
- Aavasaksa, a hill in Ylitornio
- Övertorneå, a municipality of Sweden
