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Lumijoki (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈlumiˌjoki]; lit.'snow river') is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothniaregion. The municipality has a population of 2,018
(31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 290.29 square kilometres (112.08sqmi) of
which 77.1km2 (29.8sqmi)
is water.[1] The population density is
9.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.4/sqmi).
In the 1980s, the traditional local dishes of Lumijoki were meat soup called lahtivelli, and buttermilkgruel seasoned with rice called huttuvelli.[5]
History
Lumijoki literally means "snow river", most likely through Lumijärvi, the lake from which the river Lumijoki once began from. Toponyms with the word lumi usually refer to areas where the snow stays for longer than in nearby areas. The village was first mentioned in 1548, when it was a part of the Liminka parish. It gained chapel rights in 1640, eventually becoming an independent parish and municipality in 1867.[6]
