Hyrynsalmi

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Municipality in Kainuu, Finland
Coat of arms of Hyrynsalmi
Coat of arms
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E / 64.6750; 28.4917Country FinlandRegionKainuuSub-regionKehys-Kainuu sub-regionGovernment
 • Municipal managerHeimo KeränenArea
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi) • Land1,421.27 km2 (548.76 sq mi) • Water100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) • Rank50th largest in FinlandPopulation
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,063 • Rank254th largest in Finland • Density1.45/km2 (3.8/sq mi)Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish97.7% (official) • Swedish0.2% • Others2.1%Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 149.2% • 15 to 6449.3% • 65 or older41.5%Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)Websitewww.hyrynsalmi.fi

Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.

The municipality has a population of 2,063 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,521.38 square kilometres (587.41 sq mi) of which 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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  • Municipality of Hyrynsalmi – Official website
  • Map of Hyrynsalmi (PDF file)
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