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| settlement_type = Municipality
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Roadsign of Ii municipality Finland.jpg
| image_skyline = Roadsign of Ii municipality Finland.jpg
| image_caption = [[Roadsign]] marking the entrance to Ii. The name is printed [[uppercase]] here.
| image_caption = [[Roadsign]] marking the entrance to Ii (in [[uppercase]])
| image_shield = Kuivaniemi.vaakuna.svg
| image_shield = Kuivaniemi.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Ii sijainti Suomi.svg
| image_map = Ii sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Ii in [[Finland]]
| map_caption = Location of Ii in Finland
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Northern Ostrobothnia]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[North Ostrobothnia]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2 = Oulu Arc sub-region
| subdivision_name2 = [[Oulunkaari]]
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_name = Ari Alatossava
| leader_name = Ari Alatossava
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|timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
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| website = [http://www.ii.fi/ www.ii.fi]
| website = {{Url|https://www.ii.fi/en}}
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The city has ambition to become the first [[zero waste]] town in the world, and its municipal manager claims that it does not use [[fossil fuel]]s for energy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-48060788/finland-s-new-generation-of-climate-heroes|title=New generation of climate heroes|publisher=BBC News|language=en|access-date=2019-06-22}}</ref>
The city has ambition to become the first [[zero waste]] town in the world, and its municipal manager claims that it does not use [[fossil fuel]]s for energy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-48060788/finland-s-new-generation-of-climate-heroes|title=New generation of climate heroes|publisher=BBC News|language=en|access-date=2019-06-22}}</ref>


== People ==
== History ==
Ii is named after the river [[Iijoki]]. The original name of the settlement was ''Iijoen kylä'', first mentioned in 1374 as ''Yioki'' when it was a chapel community within the [[Pedersöre]] parish. The marketplace ''Iin Hamina'' has existed since the 14th century. Ii became a separate parish sometime before 1445.

The parish of Ii was originally larger than the modern municipality: it included [[Pudasjärvi]] and [[Taivalkoski]] until 1639, [[Kiiminki]], [[Ylikiiminki]] and [[Haukipudas]] until 1858. The municipality of [[Kuivaniemi]] was split off in 1919 and [[Yli-Ii]] was split off in 1924.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=96|access-date=August 18, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}</ref>

Kuivaniemi became a part of Ii again in 2007. When Yli-Ii was merged into [[Oulu]], a part of it was given to Ii as an exclave. This exclave contains the Pahkakoski hydroelectric power plant.
[[File:Jakkukylä liitos.svg|thumb|left|The Jakkukylä area, transferred from Oulu to Ii in 2018.]]
The village of [[Jakkukylä]] and its surroundings, originally part of Yli-Ii and a part of Oulu from 2013, decided to join Ii in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tietoa meistä :: Jakkukylä|url=https://www.jakkukyla.fi/tietoa-meista/|access-date=October 12, 2022|website=jakkukyla.fi|language=fi}}</ref>
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== Notable people ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=May 2024}}
*[[Juhamatti Aaltonen]], ice hockey player
*[[Juhamatti Aaltonen]], ice hockey player
*[[Pekka Ahmavaara]], politician, father of Arvi Ahmavaara who also was politician
*[[Pekka Ahmavaara]], politician and father of Arvi Ahmavaara, another politician
*[[Liisa Hyssälä]], politician
*[[Liisa Hyssälä]], politician
*[[Hannu Järvenpää]], ice hockey player and coach
*[[Hannu Järvenpää]], ice hockey player and coach
*[[Tanja Kari]], paralympic gold medalist in [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]]
*[[Tanja Kari]], Paralympic gold medalist in [[Cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]]
*Sanna Koivisto, sculptor
*[[Sanna Koivisto]], sculptor


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Ii}}
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Ii}}
{{commons category-inline|Ii}}
*{{commons category-inline|Ii}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130204003458/http://www.ii.fi/sivu/en/ Municipality of Ii] – Official website, ''finnish'', ''english''
*[https://www.ii.fi/en Municipality of Ii] – Official website


{{Geographic location
| Centre = Ii
| N = [[Simo, Finland|Simo]] ([[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]])
| NE = [[Ranua]] ([[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]])
| E = [[Pudasjärvi]]
| S = [[Oulu]]
| W = ''[[Bothnian Bay]]''
}}
{{NorthernOstrobothnia}}
{{NorthernOstrobothnia}}


Revision as of 01:15, 2 May 2024

For other uses, see Ii (disambiguation).

Ii
Ijo
Municipality
Iin kunta
Ijo kommun
Roadsign marking the entrance to Ii (in uppercase)
Roadsign marking the entrance to Ii (in uppercase)
Coat of arms of Ii
Coat of arms
Location of Ii in Finland
Location of Ii in Finland
Coordinates: 65°19′N 025°22′E / 65.317°N 25.367°E / 65.317; 25.367
Land Finnland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionOulunkaari
Charter1445
Regierung
 • Municipal managerAri Alatossava
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,872.44 km2 (1,109.06 sq mi)
 • Land1,615.71 km2 (623.83 sq mi)
 • Water1,256.69 km2 (485.21 sq mi)
 • Rank42nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,766
 • Rank98th largest in Finland
 • Density6.04/km2 (15.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1422.5%
 • 15 to 6456.2%
 • 65 or older21.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.ii.fi/en

Ii (Finnish pronunciation: [iː]; Swedish: Ijo) is a municipality of Finnland. It is situated by the Bothnian Bay, at the mouth of river Iijoki, and it is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 9,766 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 2,872.44 km2 (1,109.06 sq mi) of which 1,256.69 km2 (485.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.04/km2 (15.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Ii merged with Kuivaniemi on 1 January 2007. The new municipality retained the name Ii, but adopted the coat of arms of Kuivaniemi. Ii is notable for having the shortest place name in Finland, and also one of the shortest ones in the world. The etymology is not definitively established; options are either Germanic origin or Sami origin. In the latter, it would mean "a place to stay overnight in"; cf. Northern Sami idja "night".[5]

Beginning in 2008, Ii is home to the ART Ii Biennale of Northern Environmental and Sculpture Art, an international art fair.

The city has ambition to become the first zero waste town in the world, and its municipal manager claims that it does not use fossil fuels for energy.[6]

History

Ii is named after the river Iijoki. The original name of the settlement was Iijoen kylä, first mentioned in 1374 as Yioki when it was a chapel community within the Pedersöre parish. The marketplace Iin Hamina has existed since the 14th century. Ii became a separate parish sometime before 1445.

The parish of Ii was originally larger than the modern municipality: it included Pudasjärvi and Taivalkoski until 1639, Kiiminki, Ylikiiminki and Haukipudas until 1858. The municipality of Kuivaniemi was split off in 1919 and Yli-Ii was split off in 1924.[7]

Kuivaniemi became a part of Ii again in 2007. When Yli-Ii was merged into Oulu, a part of it was given to Ii as an exclave. This exclave contains the Pahkakoski hydroelectric power plant.

The Jakkukylä area, transferred from Oulu to Ii in 2018.

The village of Jakkukylä and its surroundings, originally part of Yli-Ii and a part of Oulu from 2013, decided to join Ii in 2018.[8]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ Hyyryläinen, Toivo: Kahden kirjaimen pitäjä, Iin perinnekirja. Saarijärven Offset, 2006.
  6. ^ "New generation of climate heroes". BBC News. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  7. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 96. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Tietoa meistä :: Jakkukylä". jakkukyla.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  • Ii travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Media related to Ii at Wikimedia Commons
  • Municipality of Ii – Official website


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