Keminmaa

Keminmaa (until 1979 Kemin maalaiskunta) (Kiemâeennâm; Ǩeeʹmmjânnam) is a municipality of Finland. It is located near the towns of Kemi and Tornio in the Lapland region.

The municipality has a population of 0 and covers an area of undefined km2 of which undefined km2 is water. The population density is undefined PD/km2.

Geography
Neighbouring municipalities are Kemi, Simo, Tervola and Tornio.

Villages

 * Hirmula
 * Ilmola
 * Itäkoski
 * Jokisuu
 * Laurila
 * Lautiosaari
 * Liedakkala
 * Maula
 * Pörhölä
 * Ruottala (mostly on Tornio's territory)
 * Sompujärvi
 * Törmä
 * Viitakoski

Coat of arms
Blazon: Gules with a springing Silver salmon, holding a padlock in its mouth.

Notable people

 * Peter Franzén, Finnish actor
 * Ari Koch, Finnish sculptor
 * Veikko Lesonen, Finnish businessman and investor
 * Taavetti Lukkarinen, former foreman of Kemi Oy; convicted to death and hanged for treason
 * Markus Pessa, Finnish Emeritus professor at the Tampere University of Technology and the founder and former director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at that same university.
 * Joonas Piippola, Finnish ballroom dancer, dance teacher and choreographer
 * Tomi Putaansuu, the Finnish singer of band Lordi, lived in Keminmaa when he was a child
 * Nicolaus Rungius, local 17th century vicar whose mummified body is nowadays a tourist attraction in Keminmaa church
 * Hannu Tihinen, Finnish football player
 * Otto Vallenius, Finnish opera singer and painter
 * Paavo Väyrynen, Finnish politician