Keräntöjärvi is a small settler village in the northern part of
Pajala Municipality
Pajala Municipality (; fi, Pajalan kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, bordering Finland. Its seat is located in the locality of Pajala.
In 1884 Tärendö was detached from Pajala Municipality, forming a municipalit ...
,
Sweden
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. The village is positioned about 30 kilometres north of
Kangos, and was founded about 1810 by Johan Hansson Nilimaa, also known as "Holman Jussa", from the village of Lovika. The village achieved some notability due to a theatre play performed by the
Kiruna
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theatrical company. Its title was ''Frieriet i Kerändöjärvi'' ("The marriage proposal in Kerändöjärvi"), and was directed by Ulla Lyttkens. The play was widely appreciated, and was played at various locations in
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...
, in the rest of Sweden, and at a Theatre Festival in
Turkey
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.
The population is mostly of Finnish ancestry, but some
saami
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elements has it presence within the village.
The elementary school in Keräntöjärvi was closed down in the early 1980s. The school building is now rented out during the summertime, and a gym has been installed there for leisure.
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Populated places in Pajala Municipality
Norrbotten