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| image_caption = [[Roadsign]] marking the entrance to Ii |
| image_caption = [[Roadsign]] marking the entrance to Ii (in [[uppercase]]) |
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| map_caption = Location of Ii in |
| map_caption = Location of Ii in Finland |
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| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]] |
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| subdivision_name1 = [[North Ostrobothnia]] |
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]] |
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| subdivision_name2 = Oulu Arc |
| subdivision_name2 = Oulu Arc |
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| leader_title = Municipal manager |
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| leader_name = Ari Alatossava |
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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> |
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== Notable people == |
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*[[Juhamatti Aaltonen]], ice hockey player |
*[[Juhamatti Aaltonen]], ice hockey player |
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*[[Pekka Ahmavaara]], politician, father of Arvi Ahmavaara who also was politician |
*[[Pekka Ahmavaara]], politician, father of Arvi Ahmavaara who also was politician |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Wikivoyage|Ii}} |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130204003458/http://www.ii.fi/sivu/en/ Municipality of Ii] – Official website, ''finnish'', ''english'' |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130204003458/http://www.ii.fi/sivu/en/ Municipality of Ii] – Official website, ''finnish'', ''english'' |
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{{Geographic location |
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| Centre = Ii |
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| N = [[Simo, Finland|Simo]] ([[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]]) |
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| NE = [[Ranua]] ([[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]]) |
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| E = [[Pudasjärvi]] |
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| S = [[Oulu]] |
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| W = ''[[Bothnian Bay]]'' |
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{{NorthernOstrobothnia}} |
{{NorthernOstrobothnia}} |
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Revision as of 18:31, 19 April 2022
Ii
Ijo | |
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Municipality | |
| Iin kunta Ijo kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ii in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 65°19′N 025°22′E / 65.317°N 25.367°E | |
| Land |  Finnland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulu Arc |
| Charter | 1445 |
| Regierung | |
| • Municipal manager | Ari Alatossava |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,872.44 km2 (1,109.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,615.71 km2 (623.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,256.69 km2 (485.21 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 42nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,766 |
| • Rank | 98th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.04/km2 (15.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 22.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.2% |
| • 65 or older | 21.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.ii.fi |
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".[6]
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.[7]
Notable people
- Juhamatti Aaltonen, ice hockey player
- Pekka Ahmavaara, politician, father of Arvi Ahmavaara who also was politician
- Liisa Hyssälä, politician
- Hannu Järvenpää, ice hockey player and coach
- Tanja Kari, paralympic gold medalist in cross-country skiing
- Sanna Koivisto, sculptor
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Hyyryläinen, Toivo: Kahden kirjaimen pitäjä, Iin perinnekirja. Saarijärven Offset, 2006.
- ^ "New generation of climate heroes". BBC News. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
External links
Ii travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Ii at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Ii – Official website, finnish, english
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