Ranua
Sign in to saveRanua is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the southern part of the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ranua
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Church of Ranua.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ranua Church
- Settlement.image_shield
- Ranua.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Ranua sijainti Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Ranua in Finland
- Settlement.map_caption1
- Interactive map outlining Ranua.
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lapland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Rovaniemi
- Settlement.leader_title
- Municipal manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Tuomas Aikkila
- Settlement.established_title
- Charter
- Settlement.established_date
- 1917
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- Tourism
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- Notable people
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Ranua is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the southern part of the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A two-man saw on the municipal coat of arms refers to the local forestry work and the wavy-lined fess to the region's waterways. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson, and the Ranua Municipal Council approved it at its meeting on June 23, 1959. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the coat of arms for use on November 23 of the same year.