Posio

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Posio

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Posion kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Posio kommun}}

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Taivalvaara Icewall.JPG

| image_caption = Ice wall at Korouoma

| image_shield = Posio.vaakuna.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Posio sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Posio in Finland

|coordinates = {{coord|66|06.5|N|028|10|E|region:FI-10_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Lapland

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Eastern Lapland

| seat = Ahola

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Heli Knutars

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1926

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|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Posio}}

|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Posio}}

|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +02:00

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = {{Url|https://www.posio.fi/en/}}

}}

Posio is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum:

{{Data Finland municipality/population count|Posio}}}}

({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}}

}}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Posio}}|km2}} of

which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Posio}}|km2|abbr=on}}

is water. The population density is

{{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Posio|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. Neighbour municipalities are Rovaniemi, Kemijärvi, Ranua, Salla, Kuusamo, Taivalkoski and Pudasjärvi.

The municipality has a single language, Finnish.

Major employers in Posio are the municipality itself, a major pottery manufacturer Pentik and agriculture (especially dairy farming).

The European route E63 runs through the northern-eastern parts of the municipality.

Korouoma canyon and natural reserve is located in Posio.

{{convert|8|km}} north of the center of Posio is a microstate called {{ill|Kingdom of Valtio|fi|Valtio (mikrovaltio)|lt=Valtio}}, founded by Ari "Paska" Peltonen in 2006.[https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000008217190.html ”Nää on mun maita!”] – Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish)