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Salla

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Salla
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Salla

Total population

4,048

Coordinates66.83°, 28.67°

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

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City facts

Overview

Salla, known as Kuolajärvi until 1936, is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,231 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 5,873.08 square kilometres (2,267.61 sq mi) of which 142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi) is water. The population density is 0.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.5/sq mi).

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
66.8319
Longitude
28.6669
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia