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This article is about the municipality in Finland. For other uses, see Salla (disambiguation).

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Salla (Kuolajärvi until 1936) is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,285 (31 October 2024)[1] and covers an area of 5,873.08 square kilometres (2,267.61 sq mi) of which 142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 0.57 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.5/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Kemijärvi, Kuusamo, Pelkosenniemi, Posio and Savukoski. The nearby settlement of Sallatunturi is home to the Salla Ski Resort.

History

Salla is in the Eastern Lapland and as a border area was affected by the Second World War. Red Army troops invaded Finland at Salla during the Winter War but were stopped by the Finnish Army (see Battle of Salla). Parts of the municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union after the war. The ceded part is sometimes called "Old Salla" or Vanha Salla. During the Continuation War the old town of Salla was on the Soviet side of the border. The German XXXVI Corps attacked the Soviet positions in an operation code-named Polarfuchs. With the help of the Finnish 6th Division it managed to occupy all of the ceded territories. At the end of the war the German troops were pushed out of Lapland by Finnish troops in the Lapland War.

The following villages were ceded to the Soviet Union: Alakurtti, Korja (Korya), Kuolajärvi (Kuoloyarvi), Lampela, Sallansuu, Yläkurtti (Yulyakurtti), Sovajärvi (Sovayarvi), Tuutijärvi (Tuutiyarvi) and Vuorijärvi (Vuoriyarvi).

Communications

Salla is the terminus of a freight-only railway line from Kemijärvi. In 2006, the Finnish Rail Administration announced proposals to close the line.[3] The line formerly extended beyond Salla into Russia.

Climate

Climate data for Salla Kk (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9) 		5.5
(41.9) 		9.7
(49.5) 		17.5
(63.5) 		26.4
(79.5) 		30.3
(86.5) 		31.5
(88.7) 		28.7
(83.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		14.0
(57.2) 		8.2
(46.8) 		4.9
(40.8) 		31.5
(88.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −9.1
(15.6) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		3.4
(38.1) 		10.1
(50.2) 		16.3
(61.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		15.9
(60.6) 		10.0
(50.0) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−3.5
(25.7) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		3.9
(39.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −13.1
(8.4) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		5.3
(41.5) 		11.4
(52.5) 		14.3
(57.7) 		11.3
(52.3) 		6.1
(43.0) 		0.2
(32.4) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−11.0
(12.2) 		−0.2
(31.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −18.0
(−0.4) 		−17.4
(0.7) 		−12.6
(9.3) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		0.4
(32.7) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		6.7
(44.1) 		2.4
(36.3) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−15.4
(4.3) 		−4.8
(23.4)
Record low °C (°F) −45.3
(−49.5) 		−40.6
(−41.1) 		−36.5
(−33.7) 		−27.4
(−17.3) 		−16.5
(2.3) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−12.6
(9.3) 		−26.2
(−15.2) 		−35.8
(−32.4) 		−40.2
(−40.4) 		−45.3
(−49.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.4) 		30
(1.2) 		32
(1.3) 		28
(1.1) 		46
(1.8) 		57
(2.2) 		77
(3.0) 		65
(2.6) 		50
(2.0) 		48
(1.9) 		39
(1.5) 		37
(1.5) 		544
(21.4)
Average precipitation days 10 9 9 7 9 10 11 11 9 10 11 11 117
Average relative humidity (%) 86 85 81 72 69 67 73 80 85 88 90 87 80
Source: Finnish Meteorological Institute[4]

Historical places

Name Place Description WGS 84
The evangelic-Lutheran church of Salla
The Paikanselkä memorial area Paikanselkä The Winter War front line 13 March 1940, when war ended. Located where the commander of the Swedish voluntary troops, lieutenant colonel Magnus Dyrssen fell on 1 March 1940.[5]
The Salpa Line
  • The Salpa Line anti-tank obstacles in Aholanvaara
    The Salpa Line anti-tank obstacles in Aholanvaara
  • The Salpa Line anti-tank obstacles in Aholanvaara
    The Salpa Line anti-tank obstacles in Aholanvaara
  • Areas ceded to Soviet Union at the end of World War II
    Areas ceded to Soviet Union at the end of World War II

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference population_count was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference total_area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Finnish Railway News – Year 2006
  4. ^ "Climate data for Finland locations" (PDF). FMI. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ http://loma.salla.fi/fi/eramaa/kayntikohteet-_nahtavyydet/sotamuistomerkit_ja_kohteet/

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