Kemi
Kemi is a town in Finnish Lapland, at the northernmost tip of the Gulf of Bothnia. Most tourists are drawn by two wintry sights: its world famous Lumilinna Snow Castle & Hotel and the unusual chance to have an icebreaker cruise.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kemi railway station and Kemi-Tornio Airport.
Kemi railway station
Railway station
Photo: TeVe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kemi railway station is located in the town of Kemi in the Lapland Region of Finland. It is operated by VR. The distance to the Helsinki Central railway station, via Haapamäki and Oulu stations is 858.3 kilometres.
Kemi-Tornio Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: TeVe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kemi-Tornio Airport is an airport in Kemi, Finland. The airport is located near the district of Lautiosaari, east of the Kemijoki, 6 kilometres north of Kemi city centre and 18 kilometres east of Tornio city centre. Kemi-Tornio Airport is situated 3½ km north of Kemi.
Kemi Snowcastle
Photo: Dmit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karihaara and Takajärvi.
Kemi
- Type: Locality with 20,000 residents
- Also known as: “240”
- Location: Kemi-Tornio, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.75° or 65° 45′ northLongitude
24.5833° or 24° 35′ eastPopulation
20,000Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
9GQ6QH2M+28GeoNames ID
653282
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Kemi” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كيمي”
- Belarusian: “Горад Кемі”
- Bulgarian: “Кеми”
- Chinese: “凯米”
- Finnish: “Kemi”
- Finnish: “Kemin Kaupunki”
- Japanese: “ケミ”
- Korean: “케미”
- Lithuanian: “Kemis”
- Northern Sami: “Giepma”
- Russian: “Кеми”
- Serbian: “Кеми”
- Swedish: “Kemi”
- Yue Chinese: “基米”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kemin Työläismuseo and Suomen Kähertäjämuseo.
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