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    settler inhabitant of Kemijärvi was Paavali Ollinpoika Halonen, who moved from the region of Oulu, from Niskakylä, Utajärvi to Kemijärvi about 1580. His wife...
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  • Rovaniemi in 2006. Kemijärven maalaiskunta (Swedish: Kemijärvi landskommun), merged with Kemijärvi in 1973. Petsamo, ceded to the Soviet Union in 1944...
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    Ranua Torne Valley sub-region Pello Ylitornio Eastern Lapland sub-region Kemijärvi Pelkosenniemi Posio Salla Savukoski Northern Lapland sub-region Inari...
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    extends from Oulu northwards to Kemijärvi. In 2006, direct sleeper services were discontinued beyond Rovaniemi (to Kemijärvi) because the new double-deck...
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    is the longest river in Finland. It runs south through the towns of Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi. At Rovaniemi...
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  • fighting-competition from Japan. Today there are annual tournaments in Sōbetsu in Japan, Kemijärvi in Finland, Vardø in Norway, Murmansk in Russia, Mount Buller in Australia...
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  • Kemijärvi Airfield is an airfield in Kemijärvi, Finland, about 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8 mi) west of Kemijärvi town centre. List of airports in Finland...
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    during the Winter War. The Soviets had orders to advance through Salla to Kemijärvi and Sodankylä, and from there to Rovaniemi in just two weeks. From there...
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    western Europe. It is located within the municipalities of Rovaniemi and Kemijärvi, in Lapland. It is mainly used for large-scale nation-wide training exercises...
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  • Pentti Kouri (category People from Kemijärvi)
    2009) was a Finnish economist and venture capitalist. He was born in Kemijärvi. Kouri was the first Finn to get a scholarship to the United World College...
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    Kemijärvi railway station is a railway station located in Kemijärvi, Finland. It was opened in 1934 when the railway was extended from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi...
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    reorganized into one region: Lapland (Lappi / Lappland) Enontekiö Inari Kemi Kemijärvi Keminmaa Kittilä Kolari Muonio Pelkosenniemi Pello Posio Ranua Rovaniemi...
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    only passenger service north to Kemijärvi. Electrification to Rovaniemi was completed in 2004 and extended to Kemijärvi in 2014, replacing diesel-hauled...
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    2004, and their current northernmost point in Kemijärvi in 2014. In addition to the line to Kemijärvi, another line recently electrified was the line...
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    of the year. Salla is the terminus of a freight-only railway line from Kemijärvi. In 2006, the Finnish Rail Administration announced proposals to close...
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    Kittilä, Rovaniemi, Simo, Sodankylä, Tervola and Utsjoki. Kemijärvi dialects are spoken in Kemijärvi, Pelkosenniemi, Salla and Savukoski. Torne Valley dialects...
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    Kemijärvi (Swedish: Kemi träsk) is a lake in the town of Kemijärvi, northern Finland. Finnish Environment Institute: Finnish lakes larger than 40 square...
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    passenger trains operated northeast of Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi until March 2014, when electrification to Kemijärvi was completed. Rovaniemi Airport is located...
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    Peräpohjola dialects Torne dialects ("Meänkieli" in Sweden) Kemi dialects Kemijärvi dialects Gällivare dialects ("Meänkieli" in Sweden) Finnmark dialects...
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    near the center of Sodankylä. Its neighbouring municipalities are Inari, Kemijärvi, Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Rovaniemi, and Savukoski. The municipality has...
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    inhabitants per square kilometre (1.3/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Kemijärvi, Rovaniemi, Salla, Savukoski and Sodankylä. The municipality is unilingually...
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  • Kauhajoki EFKK KOK Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport Kronoby EFKM Kemijärvi Airport Kemijärvi EFKO Kalajoki Airport Kalajoki EFKS KAO Kuusamo Airport Kuusamo...
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    square kilometre (2.4/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ranua, Salla, Kuusamo, Taivalkoski and Pudasjärvi. The municipality has...
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    Soviets proceeded easily to Salla, where the road split. Further ahead was Kemijärvi, while the fork to Pelkosenniemi led northwest. On 17 December, the Soviet...
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    Janne Lahtela (category People from Kemijärvi)
    sponsor for the IDOne ski company based out of Japan. Lahtela was born in Kemijärvi. He won a gold medal in the moguls final of 2002 Winter Olympic Games...
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  • 118 11.6 Keitele Keitele 483 2,004 4.1 Kemi Kemi 95 19,424 203.6 Kemijärvi Kemijärvi 3,504 6,960 2.0 Keminmaa Keminmaa (Laurila) 627 7,638 12.2 Kempele...
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    Kaukajärvi, Kaukuanjärvi, Keitele, Kellojärvi – Korpijärvi, Kelontekemäjärvi, Kemijärvi, Kermajärvi, Keurusselkä, Keyritty, Kiantajärvi (1), Kiantajärvi (2),...
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    Helsinki-Kemijärvi/ Kolari line (7) Legend This diagram: view talk edit...
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    Coat of arms Municipality Kemijärvi (city) Pelkosenniemi (municipality) Posio (municipality) Salla (municipality) Savukoski (municipality)...
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    Route options under consideration included starting at Rovaniemi or Kemijärvi in Finland to either Kirkenes in Norway or Murmansk in Russia, or from...
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