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Rovaniemi
Coat of Arms Location
City Rovaniemi (1960)
Administrative Province Province of Lapland
Historical Province Lappland
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water		 Ranked 5th (municipalities), and 1st (cities)
8,016 km²
7,601 km²
415 km²
Population
 - Total (01/2006)
 - Density		 Ranked 13th
58,500
7. This is a list of towns in Finland. In the year 1977 the juridical difference between cities towns and municipalities were removed Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 historical provinces (historialliset maakunnat singular historiallinen maakunta, historiska landskap of Finland is a legacy of the country's joint history with Laponia (Swedish Lappland) was a historical Swedish province, or landskap, in the north of Sweden which evolved from Lappmarken Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 / km²
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi
City scenery of Rovaniemi in January 2004
City scenery of Rovaniemi in January 2004
Christmas celebration in Rovaniemi, November 2004
Christmas celebration in Rovaniemi, November 2004
Jätkänkynttilä bridge in sunset
Jätkänkynttilä bridge in sunset

Rovaniemi (pronunciation (help·info), Inari Sami: Ruávinjargâ, Northern Sami: Roavenjárga and Roavvenjárga, Skolt Sami: Ruäˊvnjargg) is the administrative capital and the centre of commerce of Finland's northernmost Province, Lapland. Inari Sámi ( anarâškielâ) is a Finno-Ugric, Sami Language spoken in Finland by some 300-400 people the majority of which Northern or North Sami ( Davvisápmi, formerly Davvisámi or Davvisaami; improperly Lappish or Lapp) is the most widely Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Province of Lapland ( Lappi in Finnish and Sami Lappland in Swedish is one of the Provinces of Finland. It is situated close to the Arctic Circle and between the hills of Ounasvaara and Korkalovaara, at the confluence of the Kemijoki River and its tributary, the Ounasjoki River. The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. Kemijoki, with its 550 km length is the longest River in Finland. The city and the surrounding Rovaniemen maalaiskunta (Rural municipality of Rovaniemi) were merged into one on January 1, 2006. Rovaniemen maalaiskunta ( Rovaniemi landskommun in Swedish) was a municipality of Finland. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The new municipality has an area of 8,016 km² and an approximate population of 60,000. It is one of the largest cities in the world by area - though much of it is covered by forests. This is a non-exhaustive list of the World's largest cities in terms of the surface area of their municipalities

The word Rovaniemi has often been considered to be of Lappish origin, as "roavve" in Sami denotes a forested ridge or hill or the site of an old forest fire. In the dialects of southern Lapland, however, "rova" means a heap of stones, a rock or a group of rocks in a stretch of rapids, or even a sauna stove.

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History

There has probably been continuous settlement in the Rovaniemi area since the Stone Age. The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking Periodic clearance of new land for agriculture and the practice of slash-and-burn cultivation began around 750-530 B. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture C. Artifacts found in the area suggest that an increasing number of travellers from Karelia in the east, Häme in the south and the Arctic Ocean coast in the north must have come there from 500 A. Karelia ( Karelian and Finnish Karjala, Карелия ( Kareliya) Karelen the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major D. onwards. The Sami are considered to be Lapland's own indigenous population. The Sami people are the Indigenous people of northern Europe inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway

The exploitation of Lapland's natural resources in the 1800s boosted Rovaniemi's growth. Natural resources are naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified ( natural) form Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Extensive logging sites and gold fever attracted thousands of people to Lapland. The Province of Lapland ( Lappi in Finnish and Sami Lappland in Swedish is one of the Provinces of Finland. As the mining of natural resources was increased, Rovaniemi became the business centre of the Province of Lapland. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body The Province of Lapland ( Lappi in Finnish and Sami Lappland in Swedish is one of the Provinces of Finland.

In the Lapland War, during the Second World War, approximately 90% of the total property in the town was destroyed by German troops. The Lapland War (Finnish Lapin sota) were the hostilities between Finland and Nazi Germany between September 1944 and April 1945 fought in the Finland's World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Rovaniemi was an event during the 1944 Lapland War. The rebuilding of Rovaniemi began in 1946. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Several public and private buildings designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto have been erected in the town. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto ( February 3, 1898 — May 11, 1976) was a Finnish Architect and Designer, sometimes One example is the Administrative and Cultural Centre, which comprises the City Hall, the Lappia Hall (housing the City Theatre, Orchestra and Congress Hall), and the Provincial Library.

Rovaniemi today

Because of the unspoilt nature and numerous recreational opportunities, tourism is an important industry in Rovaniemi. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" The city has a number of hotels and restaurants located both in the centre and on the outskirts of the town.

Since Rovaniemi represents the capital of the Province of Lapland, many government institutions have their offices there. The Province of Lapland ( Lappi in Finnish and Sami Lappland in Swedish is one of the Provinces of Finland. About 10,000 of the inhabitants are students. Rovaniemi is home to not only the University of Lapland but also the Rovaniemi Polytechnic (also known as the Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences), which comprises institutes of information and traditional technology, business, health and social care, culinary studies, forestry, rural studies and sports. The University of Lapland is located in the city of Rovaniemi, Finland. Forestry is the Art and Science of managing forests tree Plantations and related Natural resources. Local newspapers include the Lapin Kansa, Uusi Rovaniemi and ROI-press.

Rovaniemi is the northernmost point of VR's electric railway system, with direct daytime and overnight passenger trains from Rovaniemi station to Oulu, Tampere, Helsinki and Turku. 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 Railway electrification supplies electrical energy to railway Locomotives and Multiple units so they can operate without having a Reciprocating 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 Oulu ( (literally "Flood" ( (literally "Ule River Castle" is a city and municipality of about 130000 inhabitants in the province of Tampere ( ˈtɑmpɛrɛ Swedish: Tammerfors or) is a city in southern Finland located between two lakes Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the Diesel-powered passenger trains operate north-east of Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi. Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum Kemijärvi (Kemijävri Giemajávri is a municipality of Finland and the northern-most city in Finland

Rovaniemi's most prominent landmarks include the Jätkänkynttilä bridge with its eternal flame over the Kemijoki river, the Arktikum House which rises out of the bank of the Ounasjoki river, the Rovaniemi Town Hall, the Lappia House which serves as a theatre, concert hall and congress centre, and the library. The last three mentioned buildings are by the famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto ( February 3, 1898 — May 11, 1976) was a Finnish Architect and Designer, sometimes The residence of Santa Claus, Santa Claus Village and Santapark, is located 8 km north of the centre. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply " Santa " is the Santa Claus Village is an amusement park near Rovaniemi in the Lapland region of Finland. Rovaniemi is also home to the world's most northern branch of McDonald's. This is a list of various different northernmost things on earth The Arktikum is a very comprehensive museum of Finland's Arctic region.

Directly across the river from the town is the Ounasvaara ski center. The top of the Ounasvaara hill bears the site of some of the earliest known human settlements in the area.

A phenomenon also attracting numerous tourists is the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. In Finnish Lapland the number of auroral displays can be as high as 200 a year whereas in southern Finland the number is usually fewer than 20. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Province of Lapland ( Lappi in Finnish and Sami Lappland in Swedish is one of the Provinces of Finland.

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(figures 1999)

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