Kittilä

Also known as Gihttel, Kittâl, Kittal, Kittilä (Finland)

Kittilä (; , , ) is a municipality of Finland and a popular holiday resort. It is located in northern Finland north of the Arctic Circle within the Lapland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kittilä
Settlement.other_name: GihttelKittâlǨiʹttel
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Kätkätunturi fell 3 2015.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View from the top of Kätkätunturi
Settlement.image_shield: Kittilä.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Kittilä sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Kittilä in Finland
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 12
Settlement.mapframe point: none
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lapland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Fell Lapland
Settlement.leader_title: Municipality manager

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ǩiʹttel kåʹdd
Population: 6822
Area: 167.87
Official website: kittila.fi/en
Image: Levi hiihtokeskus 2003.jpg

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Commons category: Kittilä
Commons gallery: Kittilä
inception: 1854-00-00
citizens' initiative URL: www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=261
native label: Ǩiʹttel

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Climate
Economy
Transportation
Notable residents
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Kittilä is famous for being the location of the lowest recorded temperature in Finnish history: , measured in January 1999 in Pokka. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 29 May to 16 July, and the period with continuous daylight lasts a bit longer, polar night from 14 December to 29 December.