Eastern_Lapland Knowpia

Eastern Lapland

Itä-Lapin seutukunta
Eastern Lapland Itä-Lapin seutukunta
Sub-region
Country	Finland
Region	Lapland
Population (2011)
• Total	18,570
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Eastern Lapland is a subdivision of Finnish Lapland and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009.^[1]

Eastern Lapland lies along the Russian border in northern Finland. As of 2019^[update], it has a population of 15,808, a decrease of 31% since 2000; it is a rural and sparsely populated area.^[2] Outward migration and unemployment have increased in the region since the closure of an electronics factory and the decline of the pulp industry.

Municipalities

Coat of arms	Municipality
	Kemijärvi (city)
	Pelkosenniemi (municipality)
	Posio (municipality)
	Salla (municipality)
	Savukoski (municipality)

Politics

Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:

References

^ "Väestö 31.12. muuttujina Alue, Ikä, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot". PxWeb (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-02-23.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Sotarauta, Markku (2021-02-26). Handbook on City and Regional Leadership. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 210–219. ISBN 978-1-78897-968-9.

65°48′05″N 24°32′40″E / 65.8014°N 24.5444°E / 65.8014; 24.5444

[1] "Väestö 31.12. muuttujina Alue, Ikä, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot". PxWeb (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-02-23.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Sotarauta, Markku (2021-02-26). Handbook on City and Regional Leadership. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 210–219. ISBN 978-1-78897-968-9.

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Summary

Municipalities

Politics

References