Place:Kolari, Lappi, Finland

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NameKolari
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates67.367°N 23.833°E
Located inLappi, Finland
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Kolari is a municipality of Finland at the Swedish border, which follows the Torne River, the longest free-flowing river in Europe.

It is located in the region of Lapland. The municipality has a population of[1] and covers an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is .

Neighbouring municipalities are Muonio, Pello, Kittilä, Rovaniemi in Finland and Pajala Municipality in Sweden.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The name means colliery: forestry, mining and charcoal burning have historically been important industries in the municipality.

Kolari railway station is the northernmost station in Finland.

Ylläs, one of the most popular ski resorts in Finland, is located in Kolari. The area also features the country's largest bog with a thousand-year-old forest.

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