Muonio

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Municipality in Lapland, Finland

Muonio Muonio (Finnish) Muoná (Northern Sami)
Municipality
Muonion kunta (Finnish) Muonio kommun (Swedish)
Muonio Church
Coat of arms
Location of Muonio in Finland
Coordinates: 67°57.5′N 023°41′E / 67.9583°N 23.683°E / 67.9583; 23.683
Country	Finland
Region	Lapland
Sub-region	Fell Lapland
Charter	1868
Government
• Municipal manager	Laura Enbuska-Mäki
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	2,039.97 km² (787.64 sq mi)
• Land	1,904.05 km² (735.16 sq mi)
• Water	133.91 km² (51.70 sq mi)
• Rank	31st largest in Finland
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	2,325
• Rank	243rd largest in Finland
• Density	1.22/km² (3.2/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[2]
• Finnish	94.5% (official)
• Swedish	0.5%
• Sami	0.4%
• Others	4.6%
Population by age ^[3]
• 0 to 14	14.9%
• 15 to 64	56.7%
• 65 or older	28.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.muonio.fi

Muonio (previously called Muonionniska, Northern Sami: Muoná) is a municipality of Finland. The town is located in far northern Finland above the Arctic Circle on the country's western border, within the area of the former Lappi (Lapland) province.^[5] The municipality has a population of 2,325 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 2,039.97 square kilometres (787.64 sq mi) of which 133.91 km² (51.70 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 1.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.2/sq mi).

The next closest Finnish municipalities are Enontekiö, Kittilä, and Kolari; and to the west is Sweden's Pajala. On the south side of town, a road bridge crosses the Muonio River, linking Muonio to northern Norrbotten County, Sweden. Muonio is good base for exploring the many things to do in the area,^[6] and is on the E8 highway which goes north to Kilpisjärvi.^[7] The municipality is unilingually Finnish, unlike many towns on the Finland–Sweden border.

Muonio is known as the municipality with the longest snow season in Finland. For that reason its vocational college has a top ski class that attracts aspiring cross-country ski champions from all over Finland. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 27 May to 17 July (52 days), and the period with continuous daylight is during this time. The period of continues night, polar night, lasts from 10 December to 2 January (24 days).

Villages

The villages in Muonio include:

Ylimuonio
Kangosjärvi
Kätkäsuvanto
Kihlanki
Särkijärvi

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Muonio:

Centre Party 27.5%
National Coalition Party 23.2%
True Finns 16.4%
Social Democratic Party 15.9%
Left Alliance 9.8%
Green League 3.0%
Christian Democrats 2.4%
Swedish People's Party 1.5%
Other parties 0.3%

Climate

Climate data for Muonio Kirkonkylä (1991-2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−9.0 (15.8)	−8.5 (16.7)	−2.4 (27.7)	3.5 (38.3)	9.9 (49.8)	16.0 (60.8)	19.2 (66.6)	16.6 (61.9)	10.5 (50.9)	2.1 (35.8)	−4.1 (24.6)	−6.9 (19.6)	3.9 (39.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−13.7 (7.3)	−13.2 (8.2)	−7.8 (18.0)	−1.4 (29.5)	5.1 (41.2)	11.2 (52.2)	14.3 (57.7)	11.8 (53.2)	6.4 (43.5)	−1.0 (30.2)	−7.4 (18.7)	−11.1 (12.0)	−0.6 (31.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−18.1 (−0.6)	−17.5 (0.5)	−13.1 (8.4)	−6.3 (20.7)	0.4 (32.7)	6.5 (43.7)	9.7 (49.5)	7.3 (45.1)	2.7 (36.9)	−4.0 (24.8)	−10.9 (12.4)	−15.3 (4.5)	−4.9 (23.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	32 (1.3)	27 (1.1)	26 (1.0)	28 (1.1)	41 (1.6)	66 (2.6)	75 (3.0)	69 (2.7)	50 (2.0)	43 (1.7)	39 (1.5)	35 (1.4)	532 (20.9)
Source: FMI^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ "New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010". Helsingin Sanomat International Edition. Sanoma Corporation. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ Muonio Travel Guide
^ Kilpisjärvi Travel Guide
^ "Lämpötilatilastot". Finnish Meteorological Institute. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
^ "Sadetilastot". Finnish Meteorological Institute. Retrieved 24 August 2023.