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Posio
Posio is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ranua, Salla, Kuusamo, Taivalkoski and Pudasjärvi. The municipality has a single language, Finnish. Major employers in Posio are the municipality itself, a major pottery manufacturer Pentik and agriculture (especially dairy farming). The European route E63 runs through the northern-eastern parts of the municipality. Korouoma canyon and natural reserve is located in Posio. north of the center of Posio is a microstate A microstate or ministate is a sovereign state having a very small population or land area, usually both. However, the meanings of "state" and "very small" are not well-defined in international law. Some recent attempts to define microstates ... called , founded by Ari "Paska" Peltonen in 2006. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapland (Finland)
Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. The 21 municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council. Lapland borders the Finnish region of North Ostrobothnia in the south. It also borders the Gulf of Bothnia, Norrbotten County in Sweden, Finnmark County and Troms County in Norway, and Murmansk Oblast and the Republic of Karelia in Russia. The topography of Lapland varies from vast mires and forests in the south to fells in the north. The Arctic Circle crosses Lapland, so polar phenomena such as the midnight sun and polar night can be viewed in this region. Lapland's cold and wintry climate, coupled with its relative abundance of conifer trees such as pines and spruces, means that it has become associated with Christmas in some countries, most notably the United Kingdom, and holidays to Lapland are common towards the end of the year. However, the Lapland region has developed its infrastructure for year-round tourism. For example, in 2019, tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitkajärvi
Lake Kitkajärvi is a rather large lake of Finland. It is situated partly in Posio in Lapland region and partly in Kuusamo municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia region, and belongs to the Koutajoki main catchment area. The southern part of the lake is called Yli-Kitka (meaning Upper Kitka) and northern part is called ''Ala-Kitka'' (meaning Lower Kitka). Kitkajärvi is 14th biggest lake in Finland.The area of Kitka in the Jarviwiki Web Service Retrieved 2014-02-27. It is also the biggest unregulated lake, because there are no power stations on its outflow. Rather big part of the lake is protected in the protection program. The water in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korouoma
Korouoma is about long, few hundred metres wide and up to deep canyon at Posio, Finland. The entire area is a natural reserve. At the bottom of the canyon there's Korojoki River, which ends up to Kemijoki River. There are plenty of species in varied nature of Korouoma. Some of species found are rare. Korouoma offers great opportunities for hiking, watching the nature, fishing and reviewing the cultural history of usage of nature at the area. Korouoma is fairly popular hiking area. There is a marked hiking path at the bottom of the Korouoma and several fireplaces, huts and cabins. Finnish Administration of Forests takes care of the routes and hiking related infrastructure there. Part of Korouoma's distinctive nature are the cliffs both sides of it, where several streams freeze during the winter forming huge ice formations. Because of these ice formations Korouoma is known as the best ice climbing location in Finland. There are some climbing routes that can be used during the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livojärvi
Livojärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Iijoki main catchment area. It is located in Posio municipality, in the Lapland region in Finland.Livojärvi in Järviwiki Web Service . Retrieved 2014-03-22. Quality of water is good. See also *List of lakes in Finland
Most lakes in Finland are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs with a surface area larger than 10 km². There are about 5,600 lakes i ...
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Eastern Lapland
Eastern Lapland is a subdivision of Finnish Lapland and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009. Eastern Lapland lies along the Russian border in northern Finland. , it has a population of 15,808, a decrease of 31% since 2000; it is a rural and sparsely populated area. Outward migration and unemployment have increased in the region since the closure of an electronics factory and the decline of the pulp industry. Municipalities Politics Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election: * Sauli Niinistö 54.3% * Paavo Väyrynen 16.2% * Matti Vanhanen 10.5% * Merja Kyllönen 5.9% * Laura Huhtasaari 5.6% * Pekka Haavisto 4.7% * Tuula Haatainen 2.7% * Nils Torvalds Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds (born 7 August 1945) is a Finnish politician who had been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2012 to 2024. He is a member of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democra ... 0.3% References Sub-regions of Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riisitunturi National Park
Riisitunturi National Park () is a national park in Posio, Finnish Lapland. It was established in 1982 and covers . The park is in a mountainous area, and there are also many swamps, especially hillside swamps. The only wilderness hut A wilderness hut, bothy, backcountry hut, or backcountry shelter is a free, primitive mountain hut for temporary accommodation, usually located in wilderness areas, national parks and along backpacking and hiking routes. They are found in man ... in the park is located near the twin-peak of Riisitunturi, . See also * List of national parks of Finland * Protected areas of Finland References External links * www.nationalparks.fi – Riisitunturi National Parkwww.posiolapland.com – Riisitunturi National Park National parks of Finland Posio Protected areas established in 1982 Geography of Lapland (Finland) Tourist attractions in Lapland (Finland) 1982 establishments in Finland Ramsar sites in Finland {{Europe-prote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuusamo
Kuusamo (; ; ; ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located in Koillismaa, the northeastern part of the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. Kuusamo is a major center for winter sports and receives approximately a million tourists every year. One of the largest ski resorts in Finland, Rukatunturi, Ruka, is situated in Kuusamo. Ruka is also the host of many international competitions in ski jumping, cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing, and Nordic combined. The 2005 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships, World Championships of Freestyle Skiing was held in Kuusamo. Kuusamo Airport is located northeast of Kuusamo's town centre. History Sami settlement Until the 17th century, the area of Kuusamo was inhabited by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranua
Ranua is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Geography Neighbouring municipalities are Ii, Simo, Tervola, Rovaniemi, Posio and Pudasjärvi. Villages Villages within the municipality of Ranua are inclusive of: * Asmunti * Hosio * Impiö * Kelankylä * Kortteenperä * Kuha * Kuukasjärvi * Mauru * Nuupas * Petäjäjärvi * Pohjaslahti–Piittisjärvi * Portimo * Putkivaara * Raiskio * Rovastinaho * Saariharju * Saukkojärvi * Sääskilahti * Teerivaara * Telkkälä * Tolja Nature of Ranua There are 569 lakes in Ranua. The biggest of them are lake Ranuanjärvi and lake Simojärvi. There are also quite many rapids and natural salmon living in the rapids. History Ranua was originally the name of a farm established in the 18th century. It gets its name from the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemijärvi
Kemijärvi (; ; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the sub-region of Eastern Lapland. History The first permanent settler inhabitant of Kemijärvi was Paavali Ollinpoika Halonen, who moved from the region of Oulu, from Niskakylä, Utajärvi to Kemijärvi about 1580. His wife was Anna Laurintytär Halonen, and they had the children. Paavali's place of residence is known today as Halosenranta. Previously the area was inhabited exclusively by the Sami people. The railway reached Kemijärvi in 1934. It was extended north to Salla and what is now Russia during World War II, though the line is currently moribund beyond Kemijärvi. Kemijärvi railway station has passenger train service to Rovaniemi, Oulu and Helsinki. The direct overnight train service between Kemijärvi and Helsinki was controversially withdrawn in September 2006, with VR (Finnish Railways) stating that its new sleeping car trains could not operate with the diesel locomotives needed for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soile Isokoski
Soile Marja Isokoski (born 14 February 1957) is a Finnish lyric soprano, active in opera, concert works and lieder. Life and career Isokoski was born in Posio, Finland. She graduated from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki (a cantor-organist diploma, a singing teacher's degree and a singing diploma) and made her concert debut there in 1986. Isokoski won the Lappeenranta song competition in Finland (1987), the Elly Ameling Competition in the Netherlands (1988), and the Tokyo International Singing Competition (1990). In 1987 she was a finalist in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition. She worked first as a church musician in Northern Finland. In 1987 she was engaged as a soloist with the Finnish National Opera and stayed there until 1994. Her first appearance there was as Mimi in Puccini's ''La bohème'' in 1987. Isokoski has sung at all the leading opera houses in Europe, including the Vienna State Opera, Théâtre du Châtelet, Opéra Bastille, La Scala, Deutsche Ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaarlo Maaninka
Kaarlo Hannes Maaninka (born 25 December 1953) is a Finnish former long-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 10,000 metres and a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He later admitted that he had used blood transfusions at the 1980 Olympics, though this was not against the rules at that time. Records * 1 500 m: 3.46,80 (1980) * 3 000 m: 7.58,0 (1978) * 5 000 m: 13.22,00 (1980) * 10 000 m: 27.44,28 (1980) * Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...: 2.19,28 (1978) References 1953 births Living people People from Posio Finnish male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
