The center of the town of Kemijärvi is situated on a small isthmus area framed by fells, hills, and bodies of water. Kemijärvi has many kilometers of sandy beaches. Forestry and mechanical wood processing are the region’s largest businesses and employers. The highest level of refinement of wood in Kemijärvi is found in the tens of indoor and outdoor sculptures that were created during the International Sculpture Weeks.

Kemijärvi is the surrounding region’s center of services, an industrial town with abundant forestry and agriculture. The center of Kemijärvi is also a popular location for second residences.
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