Tuusniemi | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Tuusniemen kunta Tuusniemi kommun | |
 Tuusniemi town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tuusniemi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 028°29.5′E / 62.8083°N 28.4917°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | North Eastern Savonia |
| Charter | 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Timo Kiviluoma [1] |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 699.43 km2 (270.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 543.18 km2 (209.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 157th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[3] | |
• Total | 2,314 |
| • Rank | 243rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.26/km2 (11.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.4% |
| • 65 or older | 36.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.tuusniemi.fi |
Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 59 kilometres (37 mi) east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of 2,314 (31 October 2024)[3] and covers an area of 699.43 square kilometres (270.05 sq mi) of which 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 4.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.0/sq mi)
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
- ^ Tuusniemen kunnanjohtajaksi Timo Kiviluoma, 5 September, 2017, Yle
- ^ 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 5,635,560 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.