Pelkosenniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 916, which make it the …Pelkosenniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 916, which make it the smallest municipality in Lapland in terms of population. It covers an area of 1,881.58 square kilometres of which 45.4 km² is water. The population density is 0.5 inhabitants per square kilometre. Neighbour municipalities are Kemijärvi, Rovaniemi, Salla, Savukoski and Sodankylä.