Salla
Salla is a city in Finland with a population of about 3,235.
FinlandSmall town🏆 #475 most populated in Finland🕐 Europe/Helsinki
Salla, known as Kuolajärvi until 1936, is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,231 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 5,873.08 square kilometres (2,267.61 sq mi) of which 142.73 km2 (55.11 sq mi) is water. The population density is 0.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.5/sq mi).
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About Salla
| Country | Finland |
| Continent | Europe |
| Explore | 19 |
| Population | 3,235 |
| Local currency | EUR |
| Coordinates | 66.8333, 28.6667 |
| Time zone | Europe/Helsinki |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 763 km · Helsinki |
| Population (Finland) | #475 most populated in Finland |
| Where on Earth | 66°49′60″N · 28°40′0″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 7,440 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 2,579 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 98% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Arkhangel’sk (Russia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -66.83, -151.33 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Moscow | 1,318 km |
| London | 2,325 km |
| Paris | 2,494 km |
| Cairo | 4,094 km |
| Dubai | 4,980 km |
| Beijing | 5,894 km |