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Hetta (Finnish:; Northern Sami: Heahttá [ˈhea̯hːtaː]) is the main village [citation needed] in the municipality of Enontekiö in the north-west part of Finnish Lapland. [1] It is also the municipality's administrative centre and the start or end point of the standard trekking / skiing route across the Pallas-Yllastunturi National Park.
The numeric postal code is usually accompanied by a written name for the smaller region. [1] Corporations receiving large amounts of mail may have their own postal codes, also consisting of a five-digit numeric code and the name of the company. [1] A special postal code 99999 is used for the residence of the Finnish Joulupukki, Korvatunturi.
The following is a list of cities and towns (Finnish: kaupunki, Swedish: stad) in Finland.[a] The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality.Since 1977, there is no legal difference between towns and municipalities, [1] and a municipality can independently decide to call itself a city or town if it considers that it meets the requirements of an urban settlement. [2]
Lapland is the home of about 3.4% of Finland's total population and is by far the least densely populated area in the country. The biggest towns in Lapland are Rovaniemi (the regional capital), Tornio , and Kemi .
The 21 municipalities of the Lapland Region (Finnish: Lappi; Northern Sami: Sápmi; Swedish: Lappland) in Finland are divided on six sub-regions: Eastern Lapland sub-region [ edit ]
Kolari is a municipality of Finland at the Swedish border, which follows the Torne River, the longest free-flowing river in Europe.. It is located in the region of Lapland.The municipality has a population of 3,958 (31 October 2024) [2] and covers an area of 2,617.87 square kilometres (1,010.77 sq mi) of which 59.15 km 2 (22.84 sq mi) is water. [1]
Ranua is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,571 (31 October 2024) [2] and covers an area of 3,694.79 square kilometres (1,426.57 sq mi) of which 241.09 km 2 (93.09 sq mi) is water. [1] The population density is 1.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.7/sq mi).
Tervola is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 2,825 (31 October 2024) [2] and covers an area of 1,592.03 square kilometres (614.69 sq mi) of which 32.66 km 2 (12.61 sq mi) is water. [1] The population density is 1.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi).