Pello
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Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with Sweden, by the Tornio River. The municipality has a population of ( ) and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish, according to the legal definition in Finland. Konttajärvi is in this municipality. It is served by the Pello railway station.
Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with Sweden, by the Tornio River. The municipality has a population of ( ) and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish, according to the legal definition in Finland. Konttajärvi is in this municipality. It is served by the Pello railway station.
Climate
Pello has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc).
Notable people
Kaarlo Castrén (1860–1938), politician; the Prime Minister of Finland Paavo Lipponen (born 19411), politician; the Prime Minister of Finland Toivo Mäkikyrö (born 1957), biathlete Eero Mäntyranta (1937–2013), cross-country skiers Timo K. Mukka (1944–1973), author Olli-Markus Taivainen (born 19891), ski-orienteering competitor
References
External links
Municipality of Pello – Official website Tourism of Pello – Official website
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