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Kilpisjärvi

Laplandvillage

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Kilpisjärvi

Total population

114

Coordinates69.02°, 20.87°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Kilpisjärvi is a village in the municipality of Enontekiö, Lapland, Finland. It is located in Finland's northwestern "arm" near the northwesternmost point of the country.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
69.0166
Longitude
20.8732
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
30,943
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Willow Warbler
    Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1,442
  • Brambling
    Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    959
  • Common Redpoll
    Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    910
  • Meadow Pipit
    Anthus pratensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    817
  • Dewy Ringlet
    Erebia pandrose (Borkhausen, 1788) · Insecta
    518
  • Scotch Burnet
    Zygaena exulans (Hohenwarth, 1792) · Insecta
    434
  • Arctic sulphur
    Colias hecla Lefèbvre, 1836 · Insecta
    424
  • Bluethroat
    Luscinia svecica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    416

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Nearby places in Lapland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.04
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
745

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
811
Avg daily Wikipedia views
27
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Kilpisjärvi

Alpine and subalpine vegetation at Kilpisjärvi, Finnish Lapland
Hannu Kyllönen · 1988
Long-term variations in plant quality and quantity in relation to cyclic microtine rodents at Kilpisjärvi, Finnish Lapland
Kari Laine · 1988
Kilpisjärven poliittinen luonto
Tapio Nykänen · 2016

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image