Kemijärvi Church
Kemijärvi (; ; ) is a town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Sub-regions of Finland, sub-region of Eastern Lapland. History The first permanent settler inhabitant of Kemijärvi was Paavali Halonen, Paavali Ollinpoika Halonen, who moved from the region of Oulu, from Niskakylä, Utajärvi to Kemijärvi about 1580. His wife was Anna Laurintytär Halonen, and they had the children. Paavali's place of residence is known today as Halosenranta. Previously the area was inhabited exclusively by the Sami people. The railway reached Kemijärvi in 1934. It was extended north to Salla and what is now Russia during World War II, though the line is currently moribund beyond Kemijärvi. Kemijärvi railway station has passenger train service to Rovaniemi, Oulu railway station, Oulu and Helsinki. The direct overnight train service between Kemijärvi and Helsinki was controversially withdrawn in September 2006, with VR Group, VR (Finnish Railways) stat ...
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