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.