Kittilä
Kittilä (Northern Sami: Gihttel, Inari Sami: Kittâl, Skolt Sami: Kihttel) is a municipality of Finland and a popular holiday resort.
Kittilä
Gihttel Kittâl Kihttel | |
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Municipality | |
| Kittilän kunta Kommunen Kittilä | |
View from the top of Kätkätunturi | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kittilä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 67°39′N 024°54.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Fell Lapland |
| Charter | 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Antti Jämsén |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 8,262.97 km2 (3,190.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 8,095.28 km2 (3,125.61 sq mi) |
| • Water | 168.71 km2 (65.14 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 6,814 |
| • Rank | 135th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 0.84/km2 (2.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Sami | 0.4% |
| • Others | 4.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15% |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.6% |
| • 65 or older | 21.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | kittila |
It is located in northern Finland north of the Arctic Circle within the Lapland region. The municipality has a population of 6,814 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 8,262.97 square kilometres (3,190.35 sq mi) of which 168.71 km2 (65.14 sq mi) is water. The population density is 0.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.2/sq mi).
Kittilä is famous for being the location of the lowest recorded temperature in Finnish history: −51.5 °C (−60.7 °F), measured in January 1999 in Pokka. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 29 May to 16 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer, polar night from 14 December to 29 December.