Kemi

The landscape around Kemi is a low northern coast on the Gulf of Bothnia, where sea ice and the mouth of the Kemijoki have shaped both the urban form and local economy. Founded as a town in 1869, Kemi developed as a port for the forest industry, and its working waterfront still connects the city to the wider Bothnian Bay. Winter is central to its public identity: the SnowCastle of Kemi, first erected in 1996, made snow-and-ice architecture internationally familiar. Seasonal icebreaker excursions on the frozen gulf add another distinctly northern experience. In summer, the shore and nearby islands underline Kemi’s maritime setting. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Kemi and the Bothnian Bay coast.

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