Outokumpu | |
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Town | |
| Outokummun kaupunki Outokumpu stad | |
 Outokumpu Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Outokumpu in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°43.5′N 029°01′E / 62.7250°N 29.017°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Joensuu |
| Market town | 1968 |
| Town privileges | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Pekka Hyvönen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 584.05 km2 (225.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 445.87 km2 (172.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 138.22 km2 (53.37 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 195th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,409 |
| • Rank | 145th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 14.37/km2 (37.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 6.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.2% |
| • 65 or older | 33% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Outokumpu is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, 48 kilometres (30 mi) west of Joensuu and 92 kilometres (57 mi) east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of 6,409 (31 December 2023)[6] and covers an area of 584.05 square kilometres (225.50 sq mi) of which 138.22 km2 (53.37 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (37.2/sq mi). The most important road connection in the locality is Highway 9.
Neighbouring municipalities are Heinävesi, Kaavi, Liperi, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The fir-twigged line in the coat of arms of Outokumpu refers to the name Kuusjärvi (literally "spruce lake") at the time the municipality's coat of arms was established, and the copper symbol refers to Outokumpu Oyj's mines, which later gave their name to the entire township. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson, and the Kuusjärvi municipal council approved it at its meeting on November 21, 1952. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on February 18, 1953.[7][8]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 125. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat 1949-1995 I:11 Outokumpu" (in Finnish). Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto. Retrieved 16 August 2022.