Salla Salla (KuolajÃ¤rvi until 1936) is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are KemijÃ¤rvi, Kuusamo, Pelkosenniemi, Posio and Savukoski. The nearby settlement of Sallatunturi is home to the Salla Ski Resort.