Ylitornio (Övertorneå in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. Image File history File links Ylitornion_vaakuna. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 5,314 (2003) and covers an area of 2,207.18 km² of which 183.69 km² is water. The population density is 2.6 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Lapland is one of the Provinces of Finland, and a part of the larger geographical area of Lapland, which spans over four countries. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...