Yli-Ii

65.36666666666725.833333333333Koordinaten: 65 ° 22 ' N, 25 ° 50'

Yli- Ii [ i ː ˀ yli ] (" top -Ii ", Swedish historically Överijo ) was a Northern Finnish municipality on the river Iijoki.

It provides since 1923 is its own community, the place previously belonged to the then defunct community Suur -Ii (Great -Ii). The local politics was dominated by the Finnish Centre Party, the set fourteen of the 21 representatives on the council. Three members presented the Left Alliance, four were non-party. The municipality was part of the administrative community Oulunkaari. Since January 1, 2013 Yli -Ii belongs to the municipality of Oulu.

The community recorded a significant decline in population in recent decades. In 1968, when construction was at a hydroelectric plant on the Iijoki in progress, the population was still 3931st

The site covers an area of ​​793.32 km2, of which 24.11 km2 inland water surface. The formerly independent municipality, the municipality had number 972 at the time of dissolution of the municipality on 31 December 2012, it had 2,149 inhabitants, the population density was 2.8 inhabitants. / Km ².

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms: In a blue shield two gold flashes, which expire at the ends in a well -colored clover.

Attractions

In Yli -Ii is the Stone Age village Kierikki. The museum building is the largest modern log cabin in Northern Europe. The Houses of Stone Age village were built with the funds available at that time and are open to visitors. Also worth a visit is a wooden church from 1932.

Former municipal policy

The dominant political force in the rural Yli -Ii is the Centre Party. In the local elections 2008, she received 70 % of the votes and thus achieved one of its finland far best results. The council puts 16 of 21 deputies. Three seats could achieve the Left Alliance, the one, the right-wing populist " True Finns " and the Social Democrats. The conservative National Coalition Party missed a cast member of only 0.7 %, however, at the entrance into the council.

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