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Hyrynsalmi | |
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Municipality | |
Hyrynsalmen kunta Hyrynsalmi kommun | |
Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Kainuu |
Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu sub-region |
Founded (parish) | 1786 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Heimo Keränen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,421.27 km2 (548.76 sq mi) |
• Water | 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) |
• Rank | 50th largest in Finland |
Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,007 |
• Rank | 256th largest in Finland |
• Density | 1.41/km2 (3.7/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.7% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 2.1% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 9.2% |
• 15 to 64 | 49.3% |
• 65 or older | 41.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.hyrynsalmi.fi |
Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.
The municipality has a population of 2,007 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,521.38 square kilometres (587.41 sq mi) of which 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.7/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.