Kittilä is a municipality in Finland, located in the Lapland region of the country's north, above the Arctic Circle. It is both a permanent settlement and a popular holiday resort.
The municipality covers an area of 8,262.97 square kilometres (3,190.35 sq mi), of which 168.71 square kilometres (65.14 sq mi) is water. With a population of 6,973, its population density is 0.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.2/sq mi), reflecting the sparse settlement typical of northern Finland.
Its position in northern Lapland and its status as a resort destination are the community's defining characteristics.