Iisalmi

Iisalmi
Idensalmi
Town
Iisalmen kaupunki
Idensalmi stad
Iisalmi railway station
Flag of Iisalmi
Coat of arms of Iisalmi
Location of Iisalmi in Finland
Location of Iisalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°33′24″N 27°11′18″E / 63.55667°N 27.18833°E / 63.55667; 27.18833
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionUpper Savonia
Charter1627
City rights1891
Government
 • City MayorJarmo Ronkainen (2013–)
 • Chairman of the City BoardJuho Pulkka (2021–25)
 • Chairman of the City CouncilKati Åhman (2021–25)
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total872.20 km2 (336.76 sq mi)
 • Land762.99 km2 (294.59 sq mi)
 • Water109.22 km2 (42.17 sq mi)
 • Rank110th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total20,493
 • Rank53rd largest in Finland
 • Density26.86/km2 (69.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish95.8% (official)
 • Others4.1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1414.9%
 • 15 to 6458%
 • 65 or older27.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.iisalmi.fi

Iisalmi (/ˈiisælmɪ/ EE-sahl-me; Finnish: [ˈiːsɑlmi]; Swedish: Idensalmi)[5] is a town and municipality in the region of Northern Savonia in Finland. It is located 87 kilometres (54 mi) north of Kuopio and south of Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 20,493 (31 August 2024),[2] which makes it the second largest of the five towns in Northern Savonia in population, only Kuopio being larger. It covers an area of 872.20 square kilometres (336.76 sq mi) of which 109.22 km2 (42.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 26.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (69.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

In the 2010s, Iisalmi is known as an export industry town,[6][7] as well as a significant study town in the region.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ Heikkilä, Mikko. "Iidesjärvi ja Iisalmi pisteenä Iin päälle – tutkielma Suomen Ii-alkuisten paikannimien alkuperästä ja suhteesta lapinrauniohin". Muinaistutkija (in Finnish). No. 3/2015. Suomen arkeologinen seura. pp. 30–48.
  6. ^ "Luulitko, että Itä-Suomella menee huonosti? Iisalmen ihme imee enemmän työntekijöitä kuin seudulla riittää väkeä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Iisalmen seudulla löytyi keino saada vienti vetämään ja tilauskirjat täyteen – Ylä-Savoon syntyi oikea suomalainen talousihme". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Opiskelijaelämää – Ylä-Savo". Ylä-Savo (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.