Ranua

Ranua is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the southern part of the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ranua
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Church of Ranua.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ranua Church
Settlement.image_shield: Ranua.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Ranua sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Ranua in Finland
Settlement.map_caption1: Interactive map outlining Ranua.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lapland

Article

9 sections

Contents

Geography
Villages
Nature of Ranua
History
Tourism
Sister cities
Notable people
References
External links

A two-man saw on the municipal coat of arms refers to the local forestry work and the wavy-lined fess to the region's waterways. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson, and the Ranua Municipal Council approved it at its meeting on June 23, 1959. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the coat of arms for use on November 23 of the same year.