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Kemi

Logo: kemi.fi4

Town in Lapland, Finland

Kemi (Finnish:; Northern Sami: Giepma; Inari Sami: Kiemâ; Skolt Sami: Ǩeeʹmm) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the city of Tornio and the Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is 105 kilometres (65 mi) to the south and to Rovaniemi is 117 kilometres (73 mi) to the northeast.2 It is headquartered in Kemi City Hall.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1869Founded1
  • HeadquartersKemi City Hall, Finland1
  • Websitewww.kemi.fi
  • Legal formmunicipality of Finland1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI743700ZOH1UXDNHUPM473
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressVALTAKATU 26 KAUPUNGINTALO, FI-94100 Kemi, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0210427-63

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Kemi Church 20220421
Photo: Estormiz, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Kemi (Finnish: [ˈkemi]; Northern Sami: Giepma [ˈkie̯pma]; Inari Sami: Kiemâ; Skolt Sami: Ǩeeʹmm) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the city of Tornio and the Swedish border. The distance to Oulu is 105 kilometres (65 mi) to the south and to Rovaniemi is 117 kilometres (73 mi) to the northeast. It was founded in 1869 by a decree of the Emperor Alexander II of Russia because of its proximity to a deepwater port.2

Corporate structure

Kemi sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Kemi Kemi, Finland
    • Kemin Satama Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Kemi, Finland
    • Kemin Teollisuuskylä Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Kemi, Finland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

World War II hostage crisis

During World War II, after Finland signed the Moscow Armistice and found itself involved in the Lapland War against its former German ally, German forces at the beginning of October 1944 captured 132 Finnish civilian hostages in Kemi (as well as 130 in Rovaniemi) and threatened to kill them unless the Finnish army released the German POWs captured in the Battle of Tornio. However, Finland refused to comply and threatened to retaliate by killing the German POWs. The hostages were released unharmed on October 11, 1944, near Rovaniemi.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kemi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1869Founded Founded1

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