Editing Övertorneå Municipality

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| name                            = Övertorneå Municipality
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'''Övertorneå Municipality''' ({{Langx|sv|Övertorneå kommun}}, {{Langx|fit|Matarengin kunta}}) is a [[municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Norrbotten County]] in northern [[Sweden]], bordering Finland. Its [[administrative centre|seat]] is located in [[Övertorneå]].

Until the [[Finnish War]] (1808–1809) Övertorneå and the Finnish [[Ylitornio]] were a single parish. Following the war, the eastern part of the municipality was ceded to [[Russia]] as a part of Finland. In 1870 a minor part of Övertorneå Municipality was split off, forming the rural municipality [[Korpilombolo]] (now part of [[Pajala Municipality]]). In 1969 Övertorneå and Hietaniemi municipalities were merged, forming the present municipality.

Many places in the municipality have both a Swedish and a Meänkieli name, one of the [[minority languages of Sweden]].

==Localities==
There are four [[urban areas in Sweden|localities]] (or urban areas) in Övertorneå Municipality:<ref>[http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01A/Tatorternami0810tab1en.xls Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005]</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || '''[[Övertorneå]]''' || align="right" | 1,965
|-
| 2 || [[Juoksengi]] || align="right" | 401
|-
| 3 || [[Hedenäset]] || align="right" | 285
|-
| 4 || [[Svanstein]] || align="right" | 207
|}

<small>The municipal seat in [[emphasis (typography)|bold]]</small>

===Smaller localities===
There are nine smaller localities in Övertorneå Municipality:<ref>[http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0811/2005A01/tabell12005.xls Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005] {{in lang|sv}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
! # !! Smaller locality !! Population
|-
| 1 || [[Pello, Övertorneå|Pello]] || align="right" | 193
|-
| 2 || [[Kuivakangas]] || align="right" | 125
|-
| 3 || [[Aapua]] || align="right" | 122
|-
| 4 || [[Poikijärvi]] || align="right" | 107
|-
| 5 || [[Rantajärvi]] || align="right" | 102
|-
| 6 || [[Neistenkangas]] || align="right" | 93
|-
| 7 || [[Pudas]] || align="right" | 85
|-
| 8 || [[Haapakylä]] || align="right" | 59
|-
| 9 || [[Jänkisjärvi]] || align="right" | 52
|}

==Demographics==
This is a demographic table based on Övertorneå Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=ÖvertorneåVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-2518-overtornea.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Övertorneå i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=3 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 4,211 residents, including 3,187 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=ÖvertorneåVal2022/> 58.1% voted for the left coalition and 40.9% for the right coalition. The relatively high degree of people with foreign background by Norrbotten standards is a result of cross-border connections with [[Finland]]. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! rowspan="3" |Location
! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
|-
!
! 
! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! 
! 
! 
! 
! 
|-
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
|-
| align="left" |Hedenäset
| 663
| 521
| 57.4
| 41.2
| 75
| 73
| 27
| 19,797
| 32
|-
| align="left" |Kuivakangas
| 866
| 708
| 53.9
| 45.5
| 84
| 79
| 21
| 23,191
| 30
|-
| align="left" |Svanstein
| 787
| 625
| 65.0
| 34.8
| 79
| 79
| 21
| 20,617
| 34
|-
| align="left" |Övertorneå
| 1,895
| 1,333
| 58.4
| 40.0
| 76
| 62
| 38
| 21,491
| 27
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=ÖvertorneåVal2022/>
|}

==Elections==

===Riksdag===
These are the results of the elections to the [[Swedish Riksdag|Riksdag]] since the 1972 municipal reform. [[Norrbotten Party]] also contested the [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]] election but due to the party's small size at a nationwide level [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] did not publish the party's results at a municipal level. The same applies to the [[Sweden Democrats]] between 1988 and 1998. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of eligible voters casting any ballots, whereas "Votes" denotes the number of actual valid ballots cast.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! [[Left Party (Sweden)|V]]
! [[Social Democrats (Sweden)|S]]
! [[Green Party (Sweden)|MP]]
! [[Centre Party (Sweden)|C]]
! [[Liberals (Sweden)|L]]
! [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|KD]]
! [[Moderate Party|M]]
! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]
! [[New Democracy (Sweden)|ND]]
! [[Norrbotten Party|NP]]/[[Sjukvårdspartiet|SP]]
|-
| [[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1973-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 168)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 89.4
| 4,174
| 13.8
| 43.3
| 0.0
| 31.1
| 2.0
| 1.0
| 7.7
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1976-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 163)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 91.1
| 4,186
| 13.5
| 44.3
| 0.0
| 29.7
| 2.6
| 1.2
| 8.1
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1979-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 188)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 91.2
| 4,147
| 11.7
| 45.0
| 0.0
| 27.1
| 3.0
| 1.5
| 8.8
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1982-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 189)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 89.9
| 4,059
| 10.8
| 50.1
| 0.6
| 23.5
| 1.8
| 1.7
| 9.8
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1985-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 190)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 88.0
| 3,950
| 11.8
| 49.8
| 0.3
| 23.1
| 4.6
| 0.0
| 10.3
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1988-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 169)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 83.8
| 3,617
| 10.9
| 48.6
| 2.1
| 20.2
| 5.1
| 2.5
| 9.2
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1991-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 32)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 83.0
| 3,536
| 10.1
| 46.9
| 1.2
| 19.8
| 4.0
| 4.4
| 10.6
| 0.0
| 2.9
| 0.0
|-
| [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/H/SOS%201911-/Valstatistiken/Allm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998/Valstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1994-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 46)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 84.3
| 3,628
| 12.2
| 52.6
| 1.9
| 16.2
| 2.4
| 2.8
| 9.7
| 0.0
| 0.3
| 0.0
|-
| [[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scb.se/Grupp/Hitta_statistik/Historisk_statistik/_Dokument/Valstatistiken/Valstatistik%20Allmanna%20valen%201998%20Del%201%20Riksdagen.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 43)|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 80.5
| 3,357
| 22.0
| 39.6
| 2.7
| 11.6
| 1.4
| 8.3
| 12.7
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/25R/2518/2518.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Övertorneå kommun 2002|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 74.7
| 2,929
| 12.8
| 36.8
| 3.0
| 11.7
| 2.6
| 6.1
| 6.3
| 0.1
| 0.0
| 20.1
|-
| [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/kommun/25/18/roster.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Övertorneå kommun 2006|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 74.9
| 2,785
| 11.7
| 43.9
| 2.7
| 14.9
| 3.2
| 4.6
| 12.7
| 1.0
| 0.0
| 4.2
|-
| [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/R/kommun/25/18/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Övertorneå kommun 2010|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 80.7
| 2,901
| 10.5
| 52.2
| 2.6
| 11.4
| 2.8
| 3.4
| 13.5
| 3.4
| 0.0
| 0.0
|-
| [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/kommun/25/18/index.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag Övertorneå kommun 2014|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref>
| 80.5
| 2,733
| 10.1
| 47.6
| 2.8
| 11.1
| 2.2
| 3.6
| 10.7
| 11.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
|}

'''Blocs'''

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! Left
! Right
! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]
! Other
! Elected
|-
| [[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]
| 89.4
| 4,174
| '''57.1'''
| 40.8
| 0.0
| 2.1
| 97.9
|-
| [[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]
| 91.1
| 4,186
| 57.8
| '''40.4'''
| 0.0
| 1.9
| 98.1
|-
| [[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]
| 91.2
| 4,147
| 56.7
| '''38.9'''
| 0.0
| 4.4
| 95.6
|-
| [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]
| 89.9
| 4,059
| '''60.9'''
| 35.1
| 0.0
| 4.0
| 96.0
|-
| [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]
| 88.0
| 3,950
| '''61.6'''
| 38.0
| 0.0
| 0.4
| 99.6
|-
| [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]
| 83.8
| 3,617
| '''61.6'''
| 34.5
| 0.0
| 3.9
| 96.1
|-
| [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]
| 83.0
| 3,536
| 57.0
| '''38.8'''
| 0.0
| 4.2
| 98.7
|-
| [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]
| 84.3
| 3,628
| '''66.7'''
| 31.1
| 0.0
| 2.2
| 97.8
|-
| [[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]
| 80.5
| 3,357
| '''64.3'''
| 34.0
| 0.0
| 1.7
| 98.3
|-
| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]
| 74.7
| 2,929
| '''52.6'''
| 26.7
| 0.0
| 21.7
| 78.3
|-
| [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]
| 74.9
| 2,785
| 58.3
| '''35.4'''
| 0.0
| 6.3
| 93.7
|-
| [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]
| 80.7
| 2,901
| 65.3
| '''31.1'''
| 3.4
| 0.2
| 99.8
|-
| [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]
| 80.5
| 2,733
| '''60.5'''
| 27.6
| 11.0
| 0.9
| 99.1
|}

==Sights==
Two old wooden [[church (building)|churches]] in Övertorneå and Hedenäset. The church in Övertorneå has an [[organ (music)|organ]] from the 17th century.

Juoksengi is intersected by the [[Arctic Circle]] and is known as the "Arctic Circle Village" (''Polcirkelbyn'').

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Övertorneå Municipality}}
*[http://www.overtornea.se/About-Overtornea Övertorneå Municipality] – Official site
*[http://www.arctic-circle.net Ylitornio-Övertorneå] – Tourist site

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Övertorneå
 | NE = {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Pello]]
 | E  = {{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Ylitornio]]
 | SE = [[Haparanda Municipality|Haparanda]]
 | SW = [[Kalix Municipality|Kalix]]
 | W  = [[Överkalix Municipality|Överkalix]]
 | NW = [[Pajala Municipality|Pajala]]
}}
{{Norrbotten County}}
{{Localities in Övertorneå Municipality}}
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