Tervola facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Tervola
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Municipality
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| Tervolan kunta Tervola kommun |
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Tervola Church
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Location of Tervola in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Lapland | |
| Sub-region | Kemi–Tornio | |
| Area
(2018-01-01)
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| • Total | 1,592.03 km2 (614.69 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,559.72 km2 (602.21 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 41st largest in Finland | |
| Population
(2023-12-31)
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| • Total | 2,831 | |
| • Rank | 223rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.82/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 97.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 2.5% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.9% | |
| • 65 or older | 29.6% | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | |
Tervola is a small town, also called a municipality, in Finland. It is located in the northern part of Finland, in a large area known as Lapland.
As of 31 December 2023, about 2,831 people live in Tervola. The municipality covers a total area of 1,592.03 square kilometres (614.69 sq mi). A small part of this area, 32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi), is water. This means there are about 1.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi) people living in each square kilometer.
Tervola shares its borders with several other municipalities. These include Keminmaa, Ranua, Rovaniemi, Simo, Tornio, and Ylitornio. The main language spoken in Tervola is Finnish.
A Look at Tervola's Past
Tervola got its name from its very first Finnish settler, a person named Olli Paavonpoika Tervonen. He was from a group of people called the Savonians. His name was written down on a tax list in the year 1579.
Before Olli Tervonen and his family arrived, the area along the Kemijoki river, between Paakkola and Rovaniemi, was mostly empty. Not many people lived there.
The Tervola area was first part of a larger region called Kemi. In 1627, it became a "chapel community," which is like a small church district, and was known as Lapinniemi. The name Tervola for the settlement itself was first used in 1796. Later, in 1860, Tervola became an independent parish, meaning it had its own church and local administration.
See also
In Spanish: Tervola para niños
