Last century at the confluence of the River Ounasjoki and River Kemijoki developed Rovaniemi - the Capital of Lapland - an important trading centre for the north of Finland.
Rovaniemi is located at the Arctic Circle Lat: N 66º 32’ 38.34" Long: E 25º 50’ 39.37".
The elevation of Rovaniemi is 80 – 200 m above the sea level, and time zone is GMT + 2:00.
General Information
Area and population
Area 8,017.20 km2, of which land area accounts for 7,583.32 km2
Europe’s largest town by land area.
Finland’s 15th largest town by population. An average of: 7,8 inhabitants per square kilometre of land area in entire town centre area, and 82 inhabitants per square kilometre of land area in greater town centre.
The total population as of 31 December 2009 is 59,848 inhabitants, increase in population 495.
Distances:
Population by subarea (31st December 2010)
|
Greater Rovaniemi
|
51,239 |
|
Sodankyläntie road
|
724 |
| Ounasjoki River |
2,295 |
| Lower Kemijoki River |
2,908 |
| Ranuantie road |
652 |
| Upper Kemijoki River |
1,546 |
| Other subareas |
484 |
Inhabitants as of 31st December 2009 total 59,848
|
• Females
|
30,784
|
|
• Males
|
29,064
|
|
• Net migration between municipalities
|
-28
|
|
•Net immigration
|
+204
|
|
•Households
|
28,512
|
|
•Foreign residents
|
1,212 approx. 2.0 %
|
Largest employers
Public sector / public bodies
|
City of Rovaniemi
|
3,596
|
|
Lapland Health Care District Municipal Confederation
|
1,550
|
|
Rovaniemi Municipal Federation of Education
|
920
|
|
Defence Forces
|
850
|
|
University of Lapland
|
646
|
|
Kolpene Federation of Municipalities
|
190
|
|
Metsähallitus
|
155
|
|
Rovaniemi Parish
|
146
|
|
Rovala Settlement Association
|
135
|
|
Finnish Association of People with Physical Disabilities
|
94
|
| Rovaniemi Energy Oy |
50 |
Private sector
| ISS Palvelut Oy |
430 |
|
BRP Finland Oy
|
320
|
|
Lappset Group Oy
|
320
|
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Kemijoki Oy
|
240
|
|
Skanska Asfaltti Oy
|
230
|
|
Itella Oyj
|
210
|
|
YIT-Yhtymä Oyj
|
200
|
|
Telia Sonera Oyj
|
200
|
|
Osuuskauppa Arina/Prisma/S-market
|
200
|
|
Lapin Kansa
|
120
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Employment
|
Jobs
|
23,869
|
|
• Primary production
|
2.5 %
|
|
• Processing
|
15,1 %
|
|
• Private services
|
39.1 %
|
|
• Public services
|
42.5 %
|
|
• Unspecified
|
0.9 %
|
|
Employment rate
|
59.8 %
|
|
Unemployment rate 2008
|
12.4 %
|
|
Proportion of people of working age
|
68.15 %
|
|
State taxable income for 2006
|
16,665 €/inhabitant
|
Source: Regional Council of Lapland/Statistics Finland
General information on agriculture 2009
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- Dairy holdings
|
48
|
|
- Total number of cattle in holdings
|
1,040
|
|
- Milk production
|
8,615,572 litres
|
|
• Average production/holding
|
179,491 litres
|
|
- Cultivated fields on average
|
46 ha
|
|
- Producers of beef
|
15
|
|
- Sheep farms
|
8
|
|
- Number of sheep
|
1,029
|
|
- Producers of pork
|
2
|
|
- Horses
|
75
|
|
- Reindeer owners
|
428
|
|
- Number of reindeer
|
12,447
|
|
• Amount of reindeer meat produced
|
approx. 133,000 kg/annum
|
|
- Cultivated fields
|
4,810 ha
|
|
- Greenhouses/outdoor commercial gardens
|
15
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Financial statement figures for 2009
|
Tax revenue 1000 €:
|
186,853 |
| -tax revenue/inhabitant (€) |
3,122 |
| Annual balance 1000 € |
15,203 |
| -annual balance/inhabitant (€) |
254 |
| -annual balance as % of depreciations |
122,5 |
| Loans 1000 € |
76,403 |
| -loans/inhabitant (€) |
1,277 |
| -loans from financial institutions/inhabitant (€) |
2,443 |
| Investments, net 1000 € |
15,296 |
| -€/inhabitant |
256 |
| Tax rate |
19.50 |
Decision making and administration (2009 - 2012)
City Council: Rovaniemi City Executive Board
| Centre Party |
23 |
Centre Party |
5 |
| National Coalition Party |
17 |
National Coalition Party |
4 |
| Social Democratic Party |
13 |
Social Democratic Party |
3 |
| Left Alliance |
10 |
Left Alliance |
2 |
| Green League of Finland |
7 |
Green League of Finland |
1 |
| True Finns |
3 |
Total |
15 |
| Christian Democrats |
2 |
|
|
| Total |
75 |
|
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Presidency of the City Council
| Chairman of the City Council: Heikki Autto, National Coalition Party |
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| 1. Vice-Chairman: Liisa Ansala, Centre Party |
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| 2. Vice-Chairman: Johanna Ojala Niemelä, Social Democratic Party |
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| 3. Vice-Chairman: Jaakko Huttunen, Left Alliance |
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Presidency of the City Executive Board
| Chairman of the City Executive Board: Sakari Trög, Centre Party |
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| 1.Vice-Chairman: Reijo Sulasalmi, Social Democratic Party |
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| 2. Vice-Chairman: Antti Kuulasmaa, National Coalition Party |
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City executive management
| Mayor of the City of Rovaniemi: Mauri Gardin |
|
| Production of Services, Deputy Mayor Matti Ansala |
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| Technical Division, Deputy Mayor Martti Anttila |
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