Törmänen

This article is about the village. For the surname, see Törmänen (surname).

Törmänen
Tiärmáá (Inari Sami)
Dearpmáš (Northern Sami)
Village
Ivalo Airport
Ivalo Airport
Törmänen is located in Lapland
Törmänen
Törmänen
Location in Finland
Törmänen is located in Finland
Törmänen
Törmänen
Törmänen (Finland)
Coordinates: 68°36′36″N 27°29′17″E / 68.610°N 27.488°E / 68.610; 27.488
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionNorthern Lapland
MunicipalityInari
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
608
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Törmänen (Inari Sami: Tiärmáá, Northern Sami: Dearpmáš)[1][a] is a village in the municipality of Inari along the Finnish national road 4, approximately 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) south of Ivalo. As of 2019, the village had a total population of 608, of whom 323 lived in the urban area and 285 in its surroundings.[3]

Road 9691, which leads to Ivalo Airport, branches off the national road 4 at Törmänen.[4]

Etymology

The name of Törmänen refers to the many steep riverbanks (Finnish: törmä, Inari Sami: termi) in the area. The Inari Sámi form Tiärmáá is original, while the Finnish and Northern Sámi forms are calques of it.[2]

Geography

Törmänen is located along the river Ivalojoki. The village center consists of Törmänen proper, Huuhkaja and the areas around the airport and lake Alajärvi. Most houses in the village are concentrated around the river and the national road 4. The distance to Ivalo is approximately 5 kilometers (3.1 mi), while the distance to Saariselkä is 30 kilometers (19 mi).[5]

The urban area covering parts of Törmänen, as defined by Statistics Finland, is officially known as Teponmäki.[4] As of 31 December 2023, it had a population of 386, a surface area of 3.45 square kilometers (1.33 sq mi) and a population density of 111.9 inhabitants per square kilometer (290/sq mi).[6] Teponmäki is the name of a residential area east of Törmänen.[2]

History

The history of Törmänen is closely tied to that of Ivalo, historically known as Kyrö. The Kyrö farm was established in 1758 by Heikki Kyrö, a Finnish settler from Isokyrö. In 1805, Kyrö's youngest son sold his portion of the estate to Tuomas Kyrö (unrelated) from Kittilä, who then settled in what would become Törmänen.[5]

The Great Partition was not fully carried out in Inari until the early 20th century. In 1913, the partition was carried out in Törmänen, increasing the number of estates in the village from 8 to 21.[7]

Services

Transport

The Ivalo Airport is located in Törmänen. It was initially built by German soldiers during World War II in 1943 and destroyed during the Lapland War. The airport was rebuilt in 1950. Flights to Rovaniemi began in 1955 and flights to Helsinki in 1975.[8]

School

The Törmänen school was established in 1934.[9] A new main building was finished in 1951 and expanded in 1963.[10] The school was closed in 2017 and its students were relocated to the Ivalo school.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Variants and alternative names include Tiärmâš, Miälláá or Miällâš (Inari Sámi), Dearbmáš (Northern Sámi)[2]

References

  1. ^ "Törmänen". Information cards for geographic names. National Land Survey of Finland. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Mattus, Ilmari (2010). Itä-Inarin paikannimistö [Place names of eastern Inari] (digital version) (in Finnish). Vantaa: Metsähallitus. pp. 240, 248. ISBN 978-952-446-769-8. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Inarin kylien asukkaat 2019" (PDF). inari.fi (in Finnish). Municipality of Inari. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Paikkatietoikkuna" (Map). kartta.paikkatietoikkuna.fi. National Land Survey of Finland (Maanmittauslaitos); urban area data: Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE). § Taajamat 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b Huhtamella, Valtteri; Sarre, Marjatta (13 December 2015). "Törmäsen kyläyhdistys ry:n kyläsuunnitelma" [Village plan of the Törmänen village council] (PDF). inari.fi (in Finnish). Törmäsen kyläyhdistys. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan, 2023". pxdata.stat.fi (in Finnish). Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus). Archived from the original on 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  7. ^ Nahkiaisoja, Tarja (2006). Asutus ja maankäyttö Inarissa ja Utsjoella 1700-luvun puolivälistä vuoteen 1925 [Settlement and land use in Inari and Utsjoki from the mid-18th century to 1925] (digital version) (in Finnish). Ministry of Justice (Oikeusministeriö). p. 123. ISBN 952-466-294-9. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Finland's northernmost airport celebrates its 80th anniversary - here are the milestones of Ivalo Airport". finavia.fi. Finavia. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  9. ^ Keskitalo, Pigga; Lehtola, Veli-Pekka; Paksuniemi, Merja (2010). Saamelaisten kansanopetuksen ja koulunkäynnin historia Suomessa (digital version) (in Finnish). Turku: Siirtolaisuusinstituutti. p. 50. ISBN 978-952-5889-77-2. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  10. ^ Miettunen, Olli (12 January 2018). "Ilmavaivainen Inarin kunnan Törmäsen koulu kiinnosti kahta kilpaostajaa". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  11. ^ Talvitie, Marjukka (16 May 2017). "Viimeinen niitti tulossa Törmäsen koululle Inarissa". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
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