Tuusniemi
Tuusniemi | |
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Municipality | |
| Tuusniemen kunta Tuusniemi kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tuusniemi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 028°29.5′E / 62.8083°N 28.4917°ECoordinates: 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 | 543.28 km2 (209.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 157th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,435 |
| • Rank | 242nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.48/km2 (11.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| 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) |
| Municipal tax rate[6] | 22% |
| 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 2,435 (31 March 2021)[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 4.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.6/sq mi)
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People[]
- Olli Miettinen (1869–1946)
- Antti Rissanen (born 1931)
- Tuula Haatainen (born 1960)
- Elisa Holopainen (born 2001)
References[]
- ^ Tuusniemen kunnanjohtajaksi Timo Kiviluoma, 5 September, 2017, Yle
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
External links[]
Media related to Tuusniemi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Tuusniemi – Official website (in Finnish)
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