What is Kittilä?
[[File:Kittilä Suomen maakuntakartalla.png|thumb|Location]] [[File:Kumputunturikittila.jpg|thumb]] [[File:Kittilä.vaakuna.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Kittilä''' is a municipality in [[Finnish Lapland|Lapland]], [[Finland]]. As of January 2014, almost 6,500 people lived there. The municipalities next to it are [[Enontekiö]], [[Inari, Finland|Inari]], [[Kolari]], [[Muonio]], [[Rovaniemi]] and [[Sodankylä]]. Kittilä has an airport, and a [[ski resort]] named Levi. A large [[Coal mining|coal mine]] is in Kittilä. It is owned by the [[Canada|Canadian]] mining company: [[Agnico Eagle Mines Limited|Agnico-Eagle]]. They have leased the mine until 2044. There is also a [[copper]] mine in Kittilä. ==History== Kittilä was established 1854 by Olavi Rauhala, Vieno Suvanto and Johan Lahti. However, the earliest settlement of the area was long before. ==Other websites== {{Commonscat|Kittilä}} * [http://www.kittila.fi/ Kittilä page] {{Template:Lapland}} {{multistub|Europe|geo}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kittila}} [[Category:Municipalities of Lapland (Finland)]]