Lainio

Lainio
Lainio
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Norrbotten County
Historical Province (landskap):	Lapland
Municipality  :	Kiruna
Coordinates :	67 ° 46 ′  N , 22 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 67 ° 46 ′  N , 22 ° 21 ′  E
SCB code :	S9197
Status:	Småort
Residents :	54 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	0.73 km²
Population density :	74 inhabitants / km²

Lainio (2017)

Lainio is a place ( småort ) in the northern Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historical province (landskap) Lapland .

Location and description

Lainio in the Vittangi district was founded by Klemet Olofsson (Hietaniemi) around 1650. Originally the place was called Neitiniva .

The place is on the Lainioälven, about 30 kilometers northeast of Vittangi . The Lainioälven divides the place into Västra Lainio and Östra Lainio . Lainio is connected to the Swedish road network by the BD 891 road.

Lainio is the oldest permanently inhabited place in the Torne-Lappmark. In 1890 the place had 417 inhabitants. By 2015 the number of residents had dropped to 54.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)