Keminmaa (until 1979 Kemin maalaiskunta) (Inari Sami: Kiemâeennâm; Skolt Sami: Ǩeeʹmmjânnam) is a municipality of Finland. It is located near the towns of Kemi and Tornio in the Lapland region.

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Keminmaa Kiemâeennâm Ǩeeʹmmjânnam
Municipality
Keminmaan kunta Keminmaa kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Keminmaa in Finland
Coordinates: 65°48′N 024°33′E
Country	Finland
Region	Lapland
Sub-region	Kemi–Tornio
Government
• Municipal manager	Hannele Matinlassi
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	647.24 km2 (249.90 sq mi)
• Land	627.27 km2 (242.19 sq mi)
• Water	20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi)
• Rank	137th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,690
• Rank	123rd largest in Finland
• Density	12.26/km2 (31.8/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.8% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	1%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	16.7%
• 15 to 64	57.4%
• 65 or older	25.9%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.keminmaa.fi

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The municipality has a population of 7,690 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 647.24 square kilometres (249.90 sq mi) of which 20.73 km² (8.00 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 12.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.8/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Kemi, Simo, Tervola and Tornio.

Blazon: Gules with a springing Silver salmon, holding a padlock in its mouth.

• Peter Franzén, Finnish actor
• Ari Koch, Finnish sculptor
• Veikko Lesonen, Finnish businessman and investor
• Taavetti Lukkarinen, former foreman of Kemi Oy; convicted to death and hanged for treason
• Markus Pessa, Finnish Emeritus professor at the Tampere University of Technology and the founder and former director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at that same university.
• Joonas Piippola, Finnish ballroom dancer, dance teacher and choreographer
• Tomi Putaansuu, the Finnish singer of band Lordi, lived in Keminmaa when he was a child
• Nicolaus Rungius, local 17th century vicar whose mummified body is nowadays a tourist attraction in Keminmaa church
• Hannu Tihinen, Finnish football player
• Otto Vallenius, Finnish opera singer and painter
• Paavo Väyrynen, Finnish politician