Karunki Explained

Official Name:Karunki
Pushpin Map:Finland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Finland
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tornio
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Lapland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Population As Of:31 December 2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:483
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:66.0333°N 25°W

Karunki is a locality situated in Tornio Municipality, Lapland, Finland with 483 inhabitants in 2012.

Karunki is located at the Torne river in where the border to Sweden goes. On the Swedish side of the river, opposite to Karunki, the village Karungi (pop 232) is located. There is no bridge, but crossing the river is done by boat or on the ice. These two villages have a common history since before the national border was drawn in the river, through the village, in 1809.

The wooden church of Karunki is designed by Finnish architect Anton Wilhelm Arppe. It was built in 1815–1817.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .