Arpela

Arpela is a village in the municipality of Tornio in Lapland in north-western Finland. It is located northeast of the Tornio city center, on the banks of the, and from the Tervola's settlement along. At the end of 2023, the village's urban area had 232 residents, while its scattered population covers approximately 500 residents.
Arpela is home to, among others,, the first Finnish tango queen elected at the Seinäjoki Tangomarkkinat in 1987, and Kaisa Juuso, the Finns Party politician appointed the Minister of Social Affairs and Health in 2023.