Rovaniemi
city in the region of Lapland in Finland
Rovaniemi is a town in Lapland, in northern Finland. Rovaniemi is very close to the Arctic Circle. The population was over 61,000 in January 2014. The area is huge in typical European scale. Neigbouring municipalities are Kittilä, Sodankylä, Kolari, Pello, Ylitornio, Tervola, Ranua, Posio, Kemijärvi and Pelkosenniemi.
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On 1 January 2006, Rovaniemen maalaiskunta (Rural municipality of Rovaniemi) was merged into a single municipality.
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