Övertorneå Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, bordering Finland. Its seat is located in Övertorneå.
Until the Finnish War (1808–1809) Övertorneå and the Finnish Ylitornio were a single parish. Following the war, the eastern part of the municipality was ceded to Russia as a part of Finland. In 1870 a minor part of Övertorneå Municipality was split off, forming the rural municipality Korpilombolo (now part of Pajala Municipality). In 1969 Övertorneå and Hietaniemi municipalities were merged, forming the present municipality.
Many places in the municipality have both a Swedish and a Meänkieli name, one of the minority languages of Sweden.
Localities
There are four localities (or urban areas) in Övertorneå Municipality:
{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || Övertorneå || align="right" | 1,965
|-
| 2 || Juoksengi || align="right" | 401
|-
| 3 || Hedenäset || align="right" | 285
|-
| 4 || Svanstein || align="right" | 207
|}
<small>The municipal seat in bold</small>
Smaller localities
There are nine smaller localities in Övertorneå Municipality:
{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Smaller locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || Pello || align="right" | 193
|-
| 2 || Kuivakangas || align="right" | 125
|-
| 3 || Aapua || align="right" | 122
|-
| 4 || Poikijärvi || align="right" | 107
|-
| 5 || Rantajärvi || align="right" | 102
|-
| 6 || Neistenkangas || align="right" | 93
|-
| 7 || Pudas || align="right" | 85
|-
| 8 || Haapakylä || align="right" | 59
|-
| 9 || Jänkisjärvi || align="right" | 52
|}
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Övertorneå Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.
In total there were 4,211 residents, including 3,187 Swedish citizens of voting age.
| 89.4
| 4,174
| 13.8
| 43.3
| 0.0
| 31.1
| 2.0
| 1.0
| 7.7
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1976
| 91.1
| 4,186
| 13.5
| 44.3
| 0.0
| 29.7
| 2.6
| 1.2
| 8.1
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1979
| 91.2
| 4,147
| 11.7
| 45.0
| 0.0
| 27.1
| 3.0
| 1.5
| 8.8
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1982
| 89.9
| 4,059
| 10.8
| 50.1
| 0.6
| 23.5
| 1.8
| 1.7
| 9.8
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1985
| 88.0
| 3,950
| 11.8
| 49.8
| 0.3
| 23.1
| 4.6
| 0.0
| 10.3
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1988
| 83.8
| 3,617
| 10.9
| 48.6
| 2.1
| 20.2
| 5.1
| 2.5
| 9.2
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 1991
| 83.0
| 3,536
| 10.1
| 46.9
| 1.2
| 19.8
| 4.0
| 4.4
| 10.6
| 0.0
| 2.9
| 0.0
|-
| 1994
| 84.3
| 3,628
| 12.2
| 52.6
| 1.9
| 16.2
| 2.4
| 2.8
| 9.7
| 0.0
| 0.3
| 0.0
|-
| 1998
| 80.5
| 3,357
| 22.0
| 39.6
| 2.7
| 11.6
| 1.4
| 8.3
| 12.7
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 2002
| 74.7
| 2,929
| 12.8
| 36.8
| 3.0
| 11.7
| 2.6
| 6.1
| 6.3
| 0.1
| 0.0
| 20.1
|-
| 2006
| 74.9
| 2,785
| 11.7
| 43.9
| 2.7
| 14.9
| 3.2
| 4.6
| 12.7
| 1.0
| 0.0
| 4.2
|-
| 2010
| 80.7
| 2,901
| 10.5
| 52.2
| 2.6
| 11.4
| 2.8
| 3.4
| 13.5
| 3.4
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| 2014
| 80.5
| 2,733
| 10.1
| 47.6
| 2.8
| 11.1
| 2.2
| 3.6
| 10.7
| 11.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|}
Blocs
This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! Left
! Right
! SD
! Other
! Elected
|-
| 1973
| 89.4
| 4,174
| 57.1
| 40.8
| 0.0
| 2.1
| 97.9
|-
| 1976
| 91.1
| 4,186
| 57.8
| 40.4
| 0.0
| 1.9
| 98.1
|-
| 1979
| 91.2
| 4,147
| 56.7
| 38.9
| 0.0
| 4.4
| 95.6
|-
| 1982
| 89.9
| 4,059
| 60.9
| 35.1
| 0.0
| 4.0
| 96.0
|-
| 1985
| 88.0
| 3,950
| 61.6
| 38.0
| 0.0
| 0.4
| 99.6
|-
| 1988
| 83.8
| 3,617
| 61.6
| 34.5
| 0.0
| 3.9
| 96.1
|-
| 1991
| 83.0
| 3,536
| 57.0
| 38.8
| 0.0
| 4.2
| 98.7
|-
| 1994
| 84.3
| 3,628
| 66.7
| 31.1
| 0.0
| 2.2
| 97.8
|-
| 1998
| 80.5
| 3,357
| 64.3
| 34.0
| 0.0
| 1.7
| 98.3
|-
| 2002
| 74.7
| 2,929
| 52.6
| 26.7
| 0.0
| 21.7
| 78.3
|-
| 2006
| 74.9
| 2,785
| 58.3
| 35.4
| 0.0
| 6.3
| 93.7
|-
| 2010
| 80.7
| 2,901
| 65.3
| 31.1
| 3.4
| 0.2
| 99.8
|-
| 2014
| 80.5
| 2,733
| 60.5
| 27.6
| 11.0
| 0.9
| 99.1
|}
Sights
Two old wooden churches in Övertorneå and Hedenäset. The church in Övertorneå has an organ from the 17th century.
Juoksengi is intersected by the Arctic Circle and is known as the "Arctic Circle Village" (Polcirkelbyn).
References
External links
- Övertorneå Municipality – Official site
- Ylitornio-Övertorneå – Tourist site