Muonio

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name	Muonio
native_name	fi
official_name	fi
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other_name	se
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Muonio Church corrected.jpg
image_caption	Muonio Church
image_shield	Muonio.vaakuna.svg
shield_size	120x80px
image_map	Muonio sijainti Suomi.svg
map_caption	Location of Muonio in Finland
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map_caption1	Interactive map outlining Muonio.
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subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Finland
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Lapland
subdivision_type2	Sub-region
subdivision_name2	Fell Lapland
leader_title	Municipal manager
leader_name	Laura Enbuska-Mäki
established_title	Charter
established_date	1868
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timezone	EET
utc_offset	+02:00
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website	www.muonio.fi
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::callout[type=note] the municipality ::

Muonio (previously called Muonionniska; ) is a municipality of Finland. The town is located in fell-region of far northern Finland above the Arctic Circle on the country's western border with Sweden, the Muonio River. It lies within the area of the former Lappi (Lapland) province in the Fell Lapland subregion. The next closest Finnish municipalities are Enontekiö to the north, Kittilä on the east, and Kolari to the south. Southwest of the town, a road bridge crosses the Muonio River, across the river, in Sweden, lies the nearby hamlet of Muoniovaara ("Muonio hill") in northern Pajala Municipality in Norrbotten County.

The area has been occupied by humans for at least 10,000 years; their arrival is thought to have coincided with deglaciation at the end of the Younger Dryas. They likely arrived from the south or east, since the Scandinavian Mountains rise 2,100 metres on the west, and over 1,300 metres to the north - both form a significant barrier to migration. Remains of eight dwellings from the Middle Stone Age have been excavated on the shore of Lake Akajarvi (fifteen miles from the center of the present-day village).

Prior to the historical period (c.1500 AD) archeological findings in the area are consistent with those known to be of Sámi peoples. Muonio (then called Muonionniska) first appears in written records in the mid-1500s in records of fishing-rights claims and disputes between Sámi indigenes and Finnish pioneer-hunters and fishermen.

The municipality today has a population of () and covers an area of {{Data Finland municipality/total area|Muonio}} km2 of which {{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Muonio}} km2 is water. The population density is PD/km2. The municipality is unilingually Finnish, unlike many towns on the Finland–Sweden border.

Muonio is good base for exploring the many things to do in the area; it offers a variety of accommodations and commercial supply establishments and is on the E8 highway which goes north to Kilpisjärvi. International air flights and train service terminate at Kittilä; local bus service connects to Muonio. Other busses will take you to Rovaniemi, Helsinki, or even to Tromsø, Norway. Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is nearby and offers year-round activities.

Muonio is known as the municipality with the longest snow season in Finland. For that reason its vocational college has a top ski class that attracts aspiring cross-country ski champions from all over Finland. The "midnight sun" is above the horizon from 27 May to 17 July (52 days), and the period with continuous daylight is during this time. The period of continuous night, polar night, lasts from 10 December to 2 January (24 days).

The nearest airport to Muonio is Kittilä Airport, located 74 km south east of the town. Rovaniemi Airport is also at reasonable distance which is located 233 km south east of Muonio.

Villages

The villages in Muonio include:

Ylimuonio
Kangosjärvi
Kätkäsuvanto
Kihlanki
Särkijärvi

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Muonio:

Climate

| location = Muonio (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959-10/2013 in Alamuonio, 10/2013-present in Oustajärvi) | metric first = Yes | single line = yes | Jan high C = -9.0 | Feb high C = -8.5 | Mar high C = -2.4 | Apr high C = 3.5 | May high C = 9.9 | Jun high C = 16.0 | Jul high C = 19.2 | Aug high C = 16.6 | Sep high C = 10.5 | Oct high C = 2.1 | Nov high C = -4.1 | Dec high C = -6.9 | year high C = | Jan mean C = -13.7 | Feb mean C = -13.2 | Mar mean C = -7.8 | Apr mean C = -1.4 | May mean C = 5.1 | Jun mean C = 11.2 | Jul mean C = 14.3 | Aug mean C = 11.8 | Sep mean C = 6.4 | Oct mean C = -1.0 | Nov mean C = -7.4 | Dec mean C = -11.1 | year mean C = | Jan low C = -18.1 | Feb low C = -17.5 | Mar low C = -13.1 | Apr low C = -6.3 | May low C = 0.4 | Jun low C = 6.5 | Jul low C = 9.7 | Aug low C = 7.3 | Sep low C = 2.7 | Oct low C = -4.0 | Nov low C = -10.9 | Dec low C = -15.3 | year low C = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 32 | Feb precipitation mm = 27 | Mar precipitation mm = 26 | Apr precipitation mm = 28 | May precipitation mm = 41 | Jun precipitation mm = 66 | Jul precipitation mm = 75 | Aug precipitation mm = 69 | Sep precipitation mm = 50 | Oct precipitation mm = 43 | Nov precipitation mm = 39 | Dec precipitation mm = 35 | year precipitation mm = 532 | source 1 = FMI{{cite web | url = https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-lampotilatilastot | title = Lämpötilatilastot | publisher = Finnish Meteorological Institute | accessdate = July 28, 2025 | url = https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-sadetilastot | title = Sadetilastot | publisher = Finnish Meteorological Institute | accessdate = July 28, 2025 | source = | Jan humidity = 85 | humidity color = green | Feb humidity = 84 | Mar humidity = 78 | daily = Y | Apr humidity = 72 | May humidity = 66 | Jun humidity = 65 | Jul humidity = 71 | Aug humidity = 78 | Sep humidity = 83 | Oct humidity = 89 | Nov humidity = 90 | Dec humidity = 87 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 9 | Feb precipitation days = 9 | Mar precipitation days = 7 | Apr precipitation days = 7 | May precipitation days = 8 | Jun precipitation days = 11 | Jul precipitation days = 12 | Aug precipitation days = 11 | Sep precipitation days = 9 | Oct precipitation days = 9 | Nov precipitation days = 10 | Dec precipitation days = 11 | Jan avg record high C = 0.9 | Feb avg record high C = 1.7 | Dec avg record high C = 2.2 | Mar avg record high C = 5.4 | Apr avg record high C = 10.7 | May avg record high C = 20.1 | Jun avg record high C = 24.4 | Jul avg record high C = 25.6 | Aug avg record high C = 23.8 | Sep avg record high C = 17.5 | Oct avg record high C = 9.4 | Nov avg record high C = 2.7 | Jan record low C = -46.2 | Feb record low C = -45.1 | Mar record low C = -40.8 | Apr record low C = -31.2 | May record low C = -18.3 | Jun record low C = -3.7 | Jul record low C = -1.4 | Aug record low C = -5.7 | Sep record low C = -14.0 | Oct record low C = -28.1 | Nov record low C = -36.4 | Dec record low C = -41.9 | year avg record high C = 27.0 | Jan record high C = 6.7 | Feb record high C = 7.1 | Mar record high C = 10.0 | Apr record high C = 16.9 | May record high C = 28.4 | Jun record high C = 30.5 | Jul record high C = 30.8 | Aug record high C = 29.3 | Sep record high C = 22.4 | Oct record high C = 14.3 | Nov record high C = 9.2 | Dec record high C = 6.2 | Jul avg record low C = 3.4 | Jun avg record low C = 0.3 | Aug avg record low C = -1.1 | Sep avg record low C = -5.3 | Oct avg record low C = -16.8 | May avg record low C = -6.7 | Apr avg record low C = -19.3 | Nov avg record low C = -25.1 | Mar avg record low C = -28.1 | Dec avg record low C = -29.9 | Feb avg record low C = -32.8 | Jan avg record low C = -33.9 | year avg record low C = -36.2 | source 2 = Record highs and lows 1959- present{{cite web | url = https://kilotavu.com/fmi-tilastot.php?taulukkomoodi=true | title = FMI open data | publisher = FMI | access-date = 28 July 2025}}

References

(31 December 2009). "New regional administration model abolishes provinces in 2010". Sanoma Corporation.
Siv Rasmussen. (January 2008). "Vellikaara Vettasia: Muonion ja Äkäslompolon alueen saamen historia (History of the Sámi of Muonio and the Äkäslompolo Region)".
"Information about Muonio".
[http://www.lifeinlapland.com/muonio-travel-guide.html Muonio Travel Guide]
[http://www.lifeinlapland.com/kilpisjarvi-travel-guide.html Kilpisjärvi Travel Guide]
(25 May 2020). "Discover Muonio -".
"Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park".

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