Tohmajärvi
Tohmajärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Tohmajärven kunta Tohmajärvi kommun | |
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Coordinates: 62°14′N 30°20′E / 62.233°N 30.333°ECoordinates: 62°14′N 30°20′E / 62.233°N 30.333°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | North Karelia |
Sub-region | Central Karelia sub-region |
Charter | 1869 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Olli Riikonen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 895.36 km2 (345.70 sq mi) |
• Land | 837.73 km2 (323.45 sq mi) |
• Water | 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) |
Area rank | 93rd largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,308 |
• Rank | 188th largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.14/km2 (13.3/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 3.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 12.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 53.8% |
• 65 or older | 33.4% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.75% |
Website | www.tohmajarvi.fi |
Tohmajärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtohmɑˌjærʋi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,308 (31 March 2021)[6] and covers an area of 895.36 square kilometres (345.70 sq mi) of which 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Kitee and Rääkkylä. The municipality of Värtsilä was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005.
Tohmajärvi is located along the Blue Highway, which is an international tourist route from Mo i Rana, Norway to Pudozh, Russia via Sweden. The border crossing to Russia, Niirala, is in Värtsilä, now part of Tohmajärvi.
One of the most significant highways in Tohmajärvi is Highway 9, which runs west through Joensuu, Kuopio, Jyväskylä and Tampere to Turku. The Blue Highway follows this highway to Tohmajärvi.
People[]
- Katri Helena: Singer
- Anna Easteden: Actress and a model
- Siiri Rantanen: skier
- Seppo Räty: Finnish javelin thrower
- Teuvo Ihanus, Finnish composer
- Maiju Lassila, Finnish author
References[]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
Media related to Tohmajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Tohmajärvi – Official website
- Tohmajärvi
- Populated places established in 1869
- 1869 establishments in the Russian Empire
- Eastern Finland Province geography stubs