Posio
Posio is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 2,923 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 3,544.90 square kilometres (1,368.69 sq mi) of which 506.14 km2 (195.42 sq mi) is water. The population density is 0.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.5/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ranua, Salla, Kuusamo, Taivalkoski and Pudasjärvi.
Posio | |
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Municipality | |
| Posion kunta Posio kommun | |
Ice wall at Korouoma | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Posio in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 66°06.5′N 028°10′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Eastern Lapland |
| Charter | 1926 |
| Seat | Ahola |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Heli Knutars |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 3,544.90 km2 (1,368.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,039.68 km2 (1,173.63 sq mi) |
| • Water | 506.14 km2 (195.42 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 2,923 |
| • Rank | 220th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 0.96/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 8.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.5% |
| • 65 or older | 41.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality has a single language, Finnish.
Major employers in Posio are the municipality itself, a major pottery manufacturer Pentik and agriculture (especially dairy farming).
The European route E63 runs through the northern-eastern parts of the municipality.
Korouoma canyon and natural reserve is located in Posio.
8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the center of Posio is a microstate called Valtio, founded by Ari "Paska" Peltonen in 2006.