Ii (Finnish pronunciation: [iː]; Swedish: Ijo) is a municipality of Finland. It is situated by the Bothnian Bay, at the mouth of river Iijoki, and it is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 9,784 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 2,872.44 km2 (1,109.06 sq mi) of which 1,256.69 km2 (485.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.06/km2 (15.7/sq mi).
Ii
Ijo | |
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Municipality | |
| Iin kunta Ijo kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ii in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 65°19′N 025°22′E / 65.317°N 25.367°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulunkaari |
| Charter | 1445 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Ari Alatossava |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,872.44 km2 (1,109.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,615.71 km2 (623.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,256.69 km2 (485.21 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 42nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,784 |
| • Rank | 98th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.06/km2 (15.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 22.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.2% |
| • 65 or older | 21.3% |
| Time zone | UTC 02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Ii merged with Kuivaniemi on 1 January 2007. The new municipality retained the name Ii, but adopted the coat of arms of Kuivaniemi.
Beginning in 2008, Ii is home to the ART Ii Biennale of Northern Environmental and Sculpture Art, an international art fair.
The city has ambition to become the first zero waste town in the world, and its municipal manager claims that it does not use fossil fuels for energy.[5]
Etymology
editIi is notable for having the shortest place name in Finland, and also one of the shortest ones in the world. The etymology is not definitively established; options are either Germanic origin or Sami origin. In the latter, it would mean "a place to stay overnight in"; cf. Northern Sami idja "night".[6]
History
editIi is named after the river Iijoki. The original name of the settlement was Iijoen kylä, first mentioned in 1374 as Yioki when it was a chapel community within the Pedersöre parish. The marketplace Iin Hamina has existed since the 14th century. Ii became a separate parish sometime before 1445.
The parish of Ii was originally larger than the modern municipality: it included Pudasjärvi and Taivalkoski until 1639, Kiiminki, Ylikiiminki and Haukipudas until 1858. The municipality of Kuivaniemi was split off in 1919 and Yli-Ii was split off in 1924.[7]
Kuivaniemi became a part of Ii again in 2007. When Yli-Ii was merged into Oulu, a part of it was given to Ii as an exclave. This exclave contains the Pahkakoski hydroelectric power plant.
The village of Jakkukylä and its surroundings, originally part of Yli-Ii and a part of Oulu from 2013, decided to join Ii in 2018.[8]
Demographics
editPopulation
editThe municipality has a population of 9,784 (31 October 2024).[2]
Languages
editThe population by language (mother tongue) on 31 December 2022. Finnish (suomi), Swedish (ruotsi) and Sami (saame) count as indigenous languages as they have official status in the country. The rest of the languages are counted as foreign. For languages with fewer than 10 speakers, the figure is hidden by Statistics Finland due to confidentiality reasons.[10][11]
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Politics
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Municipal council
editDistribution of mandates in Ii municipality, elections of 1976–2021 years.
Economy
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Culture
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Notable people
edit- Juhamatti Aaltonen, ice hockey player.[12]
- Arvi Ahmavaara, politician.
- Pekka Ahmavaara, politician and father of Arvi Ahmavaara, another politician.
- Liisa Hyssälä, politician.
- Hannu Järvenpää, ice hockey player and coach.
- Helena Kaikkonen, textile artist.
- Tanja Kari, Paralympic gold medalist in cross-country skiing.
- Sanna Koivisto, sculptor.
- Maija Lavonen, textile artist.
- Pentti Liedes, member of parlament.
- Fanni Luukkonen, chairman of Lotta Svärd.
- Leo Skurnik, physician.
- Eila Torvela, hit singer.
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "New generation of climate heroes". BBC News. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ Hyyryläinen, Toivo: Kahden kirjaimen pitäjä, Iin perinnekirja. Saarijärven Offset, 2006.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 96. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Tietoa meistä :: Jakkukylä". jakkukyla.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Väestö kielen mukaan sekä ulkomaan kansalaisten määrä ja maa-pinta-ala alueittain 1980–2016" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. 29 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "11rm — Kieli sukupuolen mukaan kunnittain, 1990–2023" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "11ra — Tunnuslukuja väestöstä alueittain, 1990–2023" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Kangosjärvi, Jaakko (5 July 2008). "Tuhansien julkkisten maa". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
External links
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Ii travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Ii at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Ii – Official website
