Posio

Posio
Municipality
Posion kunta Posio kommun
Ice wall at Korouoma
Coat of arms
Location of Posio in Finland
Coordinates: 66°06.5′N 028°10′E / 66.1083°N 28.167°E / 66.1083; 28.167
Country	Finland
Region	Lapland
Sub-region	Eastern Lapland
Charter	1926
Seat	Ahola
Government
• Municipal manager	Heli Knutars
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,544.90 km2 (1,368.69 sq mi)
• Land	3,039.68 km2 (1,173.63 sq mi)
• Water	506.14 km2 (195.42 sq mi)
• Rank	16th largest in Finland
Population  (2024-08-31)[2]
• Total	2,888
• Rank	219th largest in Finland
• Density	0.95/km2 (2.5/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	97.7% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	2.2%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	8.3%
• 15 to 64	50.5%
• 65 or older	41.2%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.posio.fi/en/

Posio is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 2,888 (31 August 2024)^[2] and covers an area of 3,544.90 square kilometres (1,368.69 sq mi) of which 506.14 km² (195.42 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 0.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.5/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ranua, Salla, Kuusamo, Taivalkoski and Pudasjärvi.

The municipality has a single language, Finnish.

Major employers in Posio are the municipality itself, a major pottery manufacturer Pentik and agriculture (especially dairy farming).

The European route E63 runs through the northern-eastern parts of the municipality.

Korouoma canyon and natural reserve is located in Posio.

8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the center of Posio is a microstate called Valtio [fi], founded by Ari "Paska" Peltonen in 2006.^[5]