Kuhmo | |
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Town | |
| Kuhmon kaupunki Kuhmo stad | |
 Kuhmo Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 64°07.5′N 029°31′E / 64.1250°N 29.517°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu |
| Charter | 1865 |
| City rights | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Town Manager | Juhana Juntunen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,456.78 km2 (2,106.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 4,807.07 km2 (1,856.02 sq mi) |
| • Water | 649.97 km2 (250.95 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,498 |
| • Rank | 126th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.56/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| [2] | |
| • Finnish | 97.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.5% |
| • 65 or older | 37.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Kuhmo (known as Kuhmoniemi until 1937)[6] is a town and a municipality in Finland and is located at the south-eastern corner of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 7,498 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 5,456.78 square kilometres (2,106.87 sq mi) of which 649.97 km2 (250.95 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.0/sq mi). It shares a border of 120 kilometres (75 mi) with Russia (Finnish-Russian border). Neighbouring towns are Hyrynsalmi, Lieksa, Nurmes, Ristijärvi, Sotkamo and Suomussalmi. A neighbour city across the Russian border is Kostomuksha. Vartius, one of the border crossing points between Finland and Russia, is located in northern Kuhmo.
Kuhmo's eastern border is located at a drainage divider, and the town area is within the drainage basin of Oulujärvi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Kuhmo – kulttuuri- ja erämaakaupunki Archived 2007-03-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)