Kemi (Northern Sami: Giepma) is a town and municipality of Finland. Northern or North Sami ( Davvisápmi, formerly Davvisámi or Davvisaami; improperly Lappish or Lapp) is the most widely This is a list of towns in Finland. In the year 1977 the juridical difference between cities towns and municipalities were removed ||-||}The municipalities ( kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It is located very near of the city of Tornio. Tornio (Duortnus Torneå is a municipality in Lapland, Finland. It was founded in 1869 by royal decree, because of its proximity to a deep water harbour.

Location on Finnish map

Kemi is located in the province of Lapland. The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) The Province of Lapland ( Lappi in Finnish and Sami Lappland in Swedish is one of the Provinces of Finland. The municipality has a population of 23,424 and covers an area of 91. 96 km² of which 1. 25 km² is water. The population density is 256. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 inhabitants per km².

The main economic activity in Kemi is centred on two large paper and woodpulp mills and on the only chromium mine in Europe (which supplies the Outokumpu ferrochrome plant in Tornio). Chromium (ˈkroʊmiəm is a Chemical element which has the symbol Cr and Atomic number 24 Tornio (Duortnus Torneå is a municipality in Lapland, Finland. A polytechnic university is also situated in Kemi. Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1992 as Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic, a merger of several institutes of higher Vocational education

Kemi also has a claim to fame as the home of the world's largest snow castle (reconstructed every year with a different architecture). The snowcastle is usually located at the inner harbour of Kemi.

It's also the homeland of the Power Metal band Sonata Arctica. Sonata Arctica is a Finnish Power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996

Sights

Meripuistokatu street with the Kemi City Hall in the background.

Kemi in summer, July 2007

• Kemi church
• The SnowCastle of Kemi - largest in the world
• Gemstone gallery
• Icebreaker Sampo
• The Huge Venla

Economics

In April of 2007, the city of Kemi laid off all of its municipal workers for 2 weeks due to the failing economy of the city. Kemi church is an Evangelical Lutheran church located in the town of Kemi in Northern Finland The SnowCastle of Kemi is the biggest Snow Castle in the world Spiraling specialist health care costs and a fleeting industry tax base are stated as the cause for the vote. [1] These are the most drastic temporary dismissals to take place in Finland since 2000.

Railway

Kemi railway station is an intermediate station on the railway between Lapland and Helsinki. Kemi railway station (in Finnish: Kemin rautatieasema) is located in the town of Kemi in the Lapland Province of Finland. The Province of Lapland ( Lappi in Finnish and Sami Lappland in Swedish is one of the Provinces of Finland. Helsinki Central railway station (Helsingin rautatieasema Helsingfors järnvägsstation is a widely recognised landmark in central Helsinki, Finland, and the It is operated by VR. VR or VR Group (VR-Yhtymä Oy VR-Group Ab is a state-owned Railway company in Finland, and formerly known as Suomen Valtion Rautatiet The junction of the Kolari and Rovaniemi lines lies to the north of Kemi station. Kolari railway station is located in the municipality of Kolari in the Lapland Province of Finland. Rovaniemi railway station is located in Rovaniemi, Finland. The line from the south opened in 1909 it is now the northernmost point of VR 's electrified

Restaurants & Bars

Kemi has a varied selection of bars, pubs and nightclubs with students often filling them mid week, and locals each weekend.

The most popular bars in Kemi include Hemingways, Hullu Kukko, Koodi and several Karaoke bars all located in downtown.

Nightclubs choice is reasonably good with Corner Inn, Hullu Pohjola and Nightlife being the most popular. Corner Inn is 4 bars within one, with the rooms including Suomi Pop, Karaoke, Pub and Club, while Hullu Pohjola is particularly popular with the younger crowd. / WikiTravel Guide

Town twinning

• - Tromsø (Norway), since 1940
• Liptovský Mikuláš (Slovakia)
• Newtownards (Northern Ireland)
• Székesfehérvár (Hungary)

Kemi Church, May 2007

External links

• Official website of Kemi
• Kemi SnowCastle - The world's biggest snowcastle
• Sampo Tours - The world's only Arctic Icebreaker for tourist cruises
• [2] - WikiTravel Guide to the City
• The Arctic Comics Festival - the World's Northernmost Comics Festival