Liminka
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Liminka
Limingo | |
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Municipality | |
| Limingan kunta Limingo kommun | |
 Liminka Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Liminka in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Liminka | |
| Coordinates: 64°48.5′N 025°25′E / 64.8083°N 25.417°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulu |
| Charter | 1477 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Pekka Rajala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 651.71 km2 (251.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 637.31 km2 (246.07 sq mi) |
| • Water | 14.54 km2 (5.61 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 136th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,116 |
| • Rank | 94th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 15.87/km2 (41.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 31.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.7% |
| • 65 or older | 10.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Liminka (Swedish: Limingo) is a municipality in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland. Liminka is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Oulu.
The municipality has a population of 10,116 (31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 651.71 square kilometres (251.63 sq mi) of which 14.54 km2 (5.61 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 15.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (41.1/sq mi). The neighbouring municipalities are Kempele, Lumijoki, Muhos, Oulunsalo, Siikajoki, Siikalatva, Tyrnävä and Vaala.
The Liminganlahti Bay is a notable bird sanctuary.
History
[edit]Liminka was founded in 1477. According to folklore, the name Liminka comes from the fictional giant, Limmi.[4]
Culture
[edit]Food
[edit]In the 1980s, meat potatoes, barley rieskas and sweet porridge were named Liminka's local traditional dishes.[5]
Notable people
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- Anna-Leena Härkönen (born 1965), author
- Leo Lastumäki (1927–2012), actor
- Hjalmar Mellin (1854-1933), Finnish mathematician known for the Mellin transform, professor
- Juho Sunila (1875–1936), politician; the Prime Minister of Finland (1927–1928, 1931–1932)
- Yrjö Wichmann (1868–1932), linguist and professor
- Antti Ylönen (born 1983), ice hockey defenceman
Twinnings
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Nõo Parish, Estonia[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ↑ Tapanainen, Sami (24 March 2024). "Tunnetko tarinan Limmistä, jonka mukaan Liminka sai kansantarussa nimensä? Tämän jätin kalajutut hakevat vertaistaan". Rantalakeus (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ↑ Kolmonen, Jaakko (1988). Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Patakolmonen. p. 170. ISBN 951-96047-3-1.
- ↑ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Nõo vald. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
External links
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Media related to Liminka at Wikimedia Commons
Liminka travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Liminka – Official website (in Finnish)
- Visit Liminka
- Bay of Liminka
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