Kuusamo

Kuusamo
Town and municipality
Kuusamon kaupunki Kuusamo stad
Snow-covered trees in Kuusamo
Coat of arms
Location of Kuusamo in Finland
Coordinates: 65°58′N 029°11′E / 65.967°N 29.183°E / 65.967; 29.183
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Koillismaa
Charter	1868
Government
• Town manager	Jouko Manninen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,808.92 km2 (2,242.84 sq mi)
• Land	4,978.85 km2 (1,922.34 sq mi)
• Water	830.81 km2 (320.78 sq mi)
• Rank	11th largest in Finland
Population  (2024-08-31)[2]
• Total	14,813
• Rank	77th largest in Finland
• Density	2.98/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	95.7% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	4%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	14.8%
• 15 to 64	56.9%
• 65 or older	28.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.kuusamo.fi/en/

Kuusamo (Finnish: [ˈkuːsɑmo]; Northern Sami: Guossán; Inari Sami: Kuáccám) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in Koillismaa, the northeastern part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 14,813 (31 August 2024)^[2] and covers an area of 5,808.92 square kilometres (2,242.84 sq mi) of which 830.81 km² (320.78 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 2.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuusamo is a major center for winter sports and receives approximately a million tourists every year. One of the largest ski resorts in Finland, Ruka, is situated in Kuusamo. Ruka is also the host of many international competitions in ski jumping, cross-country skiing, and Nordic combined. The 2005 World Championships of Freestyle Skiing was held in Kuusamo. Kuusamo Airport is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kuusamo's town centre.^{[citation needed]}