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 2,313 (31 December 2023)[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)

Tuusniemi
Municipality
Tuusniemen kunta
Tuusniemi kommun
Tuusniemi town hall
Tuusniemi town hall
Coat of arms of Tuusniemi
Location of Tuusniemi in Finland
Location of Tuusniemi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 028°29.5′E / 62.8083°N 28.4917°E / 62.8083; 28.4917
Country Finland
RegionNorth Savo
Sub-regionNorth Eastern Savonia
Charter1870
Government
 • Municipal managerTimo Kiviluoma [1]
Area
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total699.43 km2 (270.05 sq mi)
 • Land543.18 km2 (209.72 sq mi)
 • Water156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi)
 • Rank157th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[3]
 • Total2,313
 • Rank244th largest in Finland
 • Density4.26/km2 (11.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others2.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1410%
 • 15 to 6453.4%
 • 65 or older36.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.tuusniemi.fi

Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people edit

References edit

  1. ^ Tuusniemen kunnanjohtajaksi Timo Kiviluoma, 5 September, 2017, Yle
  2. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links edit

  Media related to Tuusniemi at Wikimedia Commons   Tuusniemi travel guide from Wikivoyage