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Suomussalmi | |
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Municipality | |
| Suomussalmen kunta Suomussalmi kommun | |
 An aerial view of Ämmänsaari, an administrative center of Suomussalmi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Suomussalmi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°53′N 028°55′E / 64.883°N 28.917°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Seat | Ämmänsaari |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Erno Heikkinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 5,857.60 km2 (2,261.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5,270.33 km2 (2,034.89 sq mi) |
| • Water | 587.03 km2 (226.65 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,100 |
| • Rank | 131st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.35/km2 (3.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 3.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52% |
| • 65 or older | 37.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Suomussalmi (Finnish: [ˈsuo̯muˌsːɑlmi]) is a municipality in Finland and is located in the Kainuu region about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu and 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Kuusamo. The municipality has a population of 7,100 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 5,857.60 square kilometres (2,261.63 sq mi) of which 587.03 km2 (226.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.5/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality.
Suomussalmi is the second southernmost part of the reindeer-herding area in Finland.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "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.