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Lively life in Rovaniemi


The city of Rovaniemi and Ranua commune together form the Rovaniemi area

Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, is an international city at the point where the rivers Kemijoki and Ounasjoki meet. It is a university city, the commercial centre for the area and a city of sport and culture. Rovaniemi consists also of dozens of village centres that are spread out along both sides of the Arctic Circle along the banks of two of the largest rivers in Finland - the Rivers Kemijoki and Ounasjoki. Its largest centre is the village of Saarenkylä with a population of about 8,500.

Ranua
is the most southern municipality in Lapland. It is famous for its zoo and cloudberry marshes.

Location:
Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, is located on the Arctic Circle, approximately 800 km north of Helsinki with excellent connections.

Population:
 Rovaniemi  appr. 57 800 
 Ranua commune  appr. 5 000
 Total  appr. 62 800 

Land area:
 Rovaniemi  8 016 km² 
 Ranua commune  3 696 km² 
 Total  11 712 km² 


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