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Kemi Destination Guide

Discover Kemi in Finland

Kemi in the region of Lapponia with its 22,641 habitants is a town located in Finland - some 385 mi or ( 619 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kemi

Local time in Kemi is now 01:41 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vaimarinniemi, Piteå, Luleå, Ylitornio, and Veitsiluoto. When in this area, you might want to check out Vaimarinniemi . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kemi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Overview of Kemi

3:32 min by aboturku
Views: 8453 Rating: 4.06

A view over city of Kemi (Finland) from the observation platform of the city hall of Kemi. Kemi is a small city (population about 22.669)in northern Finland by the end of Baltic see (Gulf of Bothnia) ..

Snowcastle LUMILINNA Kemi Finland

7:28 min by kallettan
Views: 6351 Rating: 4.75

Lumilinna castle built up every winter in Kemi, Finland. Movie shot by Kalle T, JGI-TV Arcticus Juoksengi Sweden ..


LumiLinna & Sampo

4:24 min by KeminKaupunki
Views: 2107 Rating: 5.00

The SnowCastle of Kemi by the Gulf of Bothnia is the source of great pride as well as a true showcase of architectonic snow-work of the local constructors. Every winter the SnowCastle offers wonderful ..

Kemi lumilinna 2010

5:47 min by JarkkaH
Views: 1200 Rating: 5.00

Snow- and icecarving by Frostiart Finland. Lumi- ja jäänveistotyöt www.frostiart.fi. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kemi Church

Kemi Church is a Finnish Evangelical Lutheran church of the Diocese of Oulu. The church is located in the centre of the town of Kemi in Northern Finland. The Gothic Revival building was designed by architect Josef Stenbäck and it was completed in 1902. The building was renovated in 2003.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 65.73 24.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Lapland (Finland), Churches in Finland, Gothic Revival architecture in Finland, Josef Stenbäck buildings, Kemi, Religious buildings completed in 1902, Visitor attractions in Lapland (Finland)

Kemi railway station

Kemi railway station is located in the town of Kemi in the Lapland Province of Finland. It is operated by VR. The distance to the Helsinki Central railway station, via Haapamäki and Oulu stations is 858.3 kilometres. The station lies between the Kemi centre and Finnish national road 4, near the town centre services. All passenger trains stop at the station, and the station has a ticket office, a waiting room and a Junamaatti ticket vending machine. Kemi also has a lot of cargo traffic.

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Located at 65.74 24.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Kemi, Railway stations in Lapland (Finland)

SnowCastle of Kemi

The SnowCastle of Kemi is the biggest snow fort in the world. It is rebuilt every winter with a different architecture in Kemi, Finland. In 1996 the first snow castle drew 300,000 visitors. The area covered by the castle has varied from 13,000 to over 20,000 square metres. The highest towers have been over 20 metres high and longest walls over 1,000 metres long, and the castle has had up to three storeys.

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Located at 65.73 24.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Lapland (Finland), Buildings and structures made of snow or ice, Kemi, Visitor attractions in Finland, Visitor attractions in Lapland (Finland)

Lautiosaari (railway junction)

Lautiosaari is a railway junction in the city of Kemi in Finland. The junction is located approximately two kilometers north from Kemi railway station on Oulu–Tornio main line where the Elijärvi branch line diverges from the main line. The junction is named after nearby Lautiosaari village within Keminmaa municipality. The junction consists of three railway signals and two interlocked and corresponding railway switches, forming a set of catch points protecting the main line.

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Located at 65.78 24.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Lapland (Finland)

Kemijoki

Kemijoki, with its 550 km length, is the longest river in Finland. It runs through Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi. At Rovaniemi the Ounasjoki river merges with Kemijoki. The first hydroelectric plant on Kemijoki was constructed in 1946 at Isohaara. A total of 15 power plants have been constructed so far. The plants are owned by Kemijoki Oy and Pohjolan Voima Oy.

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Located at 65.77 24.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Hydroelectric power stations in Finland, Kemijoki basin, Rivers of Finland

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Kemi