Hiipinä (Russ. Хибино, form. Kirovsk) is a Uralican city in southern Sapmi county, a short (22 kilometre) drive up Highway UH-28 from Apatity. Unlike its much larger neighbour to the southwest, Hiipinä is largely residential, and is also something of a resort city, one of few in Uralica. The name itself is derived from the massif on whose foothills it sits, the Khibiny Massif (Finn. Hiipinätunturit). Founded in 1929 as Khibinogorsk, the city was renamed Kirovsk in 1934 upon attaining city status, then Hiipinä in late 2009 after being annexed by Uralica.
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| - Hiipinä (Russ. Хибино, form. Kirovsk) is a Uralican city in southern Sapmi county, a short (22 kilometre) drive up Highway UH-28 from Apatity. Unlike its much larger neighbour to the southwest, Hiipinä is largely residential, and is also something of a resort city, one of few in Uralica. The name itself is derived from the massif on whose foothills it sits, the Khibiny Massif (Finn. Hiipinätunturit). Founded in 1929 as Khibinogorsk, the city was renamed Kirovsk in 1934 upon attaining city status, then Hiipinä in late 2009 after being annexed by Uralica.
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| - Hiipinä (Russ. Хибино, form. Kirovsk) is a Uralican city in southern Sapmi county, a short (22 kilometre) drive up Highway UH-28 from Apatity. Unlike its much larger neighbour to the southwest, Hiipinä is largely residential, and is also something of a resort city, one of few in Uralica. The name itself is derived from the massif on whose foothills it sits, the Khibiny Massif (Finn. Hiipinätunturit). Founded in 1929 as Khibinogorsk, the city was renamed Kirovsk in 1934 upon attaining city status, then Hiipinä in late 2009 after being annexed by Uralica. Its original purpose was much the same as that of Apatity - the mining and processing of apatites and nepheline - but it has since become more diverse in its industry, especially with the rise of its status as a ski resort city, which has led to two ski goods factories opening up on the outskirts of town. Furniture-making and food production also have footholds.
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