Pello
Pello | |
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Municipality | |
| Pellon kunta Pello kommun | |
Location of Pello in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 66°46.5′N 023°58′E / 66.7750°N 23.967°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Tornio Valley |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Sami Baas |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,864.66 km2 (719.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,738.15 km2 (671.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 126.12 km2 (48.70 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 35th largest in Finland |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 3,190 |
| • Rank | 209th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.84/km2 (4.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.8% |
| • Others | 2.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.7% |
| • 65 or older | 41% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with Sweden, by the Tornionjoki-river. The municipality has a population of 3,190 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 1,864.66 square kilometres (719.95 sq mi) of which 126.12 km2 (48.70 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish, according to the legal definition in Finland.
Konttajärvi is in this municipality.
It is served by the Pello railway station.