Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with Sweden, by the Tornio River. The municipality has a population of ()
Climate
Pello has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc).
Notable people
- Kaarlo Castrén (1860–1938), politician; the Prime Minister of Finland
- Paavo Lipponen (born 1941), politician; the Prime Minister of Finland
- Toivo Mäkikyrö (born 1957), biathlete
- Eero Mäntyranta (1937–2013), cross-country skiers
- Timo K. Mukka (1944–1973), author
- Olli-Markus Taivainen (born 1989), ski-orienteering competitor
References
External links
- Municipality of Pello – Official website
- Tourism of Pello – Official website