Kemi

Kemi (; ; ; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located approximately from the city of Tornio and the Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is to the south and to Rovaniemi is to the northeast. It was founded in 1869 by a decree of the Emperor Alexander II of Russia because of its proximity to a deepwater port.

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Kemi is a Finnish town and municipality in the northern part of the country, strategically located near a deepwater port close to the Swedish border. It was established in 1869 by Russian Emperor Alexander II specifically to take advantage of its valuable port location.

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Place details

Locality: Kemi
Region: Lappi
Country: Suomi / Finland
Population: 0

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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|350px|Kemi centre in the summer. Metsä Group pulp mill in the background

Kemi is an industrial town dominated by a Metsä Group and Veitsiluoto . The in Keminmaa is the only chromium mine in Europe. The chromium is used in Tornio's stainless steel mill, which was established for this particular reason, 30 km away.

The area surrounding the mouth of the river Kemi (Finnish: Kemijoki) has been subject to agriculture at least since the 13th century. The Kemi parish was mentioned in 1329, but it was only in 1856 that Emperor Alexander II of Russia established the town. It was built according to a strict grid plan, which still makes finding places in downtown Kemi fairly simple.

A sawmill on the Laitakari island began operating in 1863; the economy of the reborn Kemi was heavily based on logging. The railway connected the town to southern Finland in 1903, and in 1939 the harbor moved from downtown to Ajos, about 10 km off-town. Today Kemi has one of the few deep-water harbours in Finland. During the World War II aftermath known as the Lapland War, retreating German troops devastated public buildings, and all the bridges over the Kemijoki river, but left private houses untouched.

In July 1949 the government wanted to cut the wages of lumber workers, who went into a strike against the plans. In August 18th 1949 the strike ended up into a bloody conflict between the police and over 3,000 lumber workers and harbour dockers. This "Bloody Thursday" is so far the last fatal polit…

Get around

operates local bus lines in Kemi with just a few departures a day. There is a route planner for local transport trips. Matkahuolto Routes and Tickets app is able to first plan the route and after it sell the right ticket for it. Aside from these your options for getting around without walking (or biking) are driving or taking a taxi.