Suomussalmi

Suomussalmi (Finnish: [ˈs̠uo̞̯mus̠ˌs̠ɑlmi]) is a municipality in Finland and is located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 7,644 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 5,857.60 square kilometres (2,261.63 sq mi) of which 587.03 km2 (226.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality.

Suomussalmi
Municipality
Suomussalmen kunta
Suomussalmi kommun
An aerial view of Ämmänsaari, an administrative center of Suomussalmi
Coat of arms
Location of Suomussalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°53′N 028°55′E
Country Finland
RegionKainuu
Sub-regionKehys-Kainuu sub-region
Charter1867
SeatÄmmänsaari
Government
 • Municipal managerErno Heikkinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total5,857.60 km2 (2,261.63 sq mi)
 • Land5,270.56 km2 (2,034.97 sq mi)
 • Water587.03 km2 (226.65 sq mi)
Area rank9th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total7,644
 • Rank129th largest in Finland
 • Density1.45/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.7% (official)
 • Others1.3%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1412.7%
 • 15 to 6463%
 • 65 or older24.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.5%
Websitewww.suomussalmi.fi

Suomussalmi is the second southernmost part of the reindeer-herding area in Finland.

During the Winter War of 1939–40, several battles were fought in the area around Suomussalmi, the most important ones being the Battle of Suomussalmi and the Battle of Raate. In these battles Finnish forces defeated numerically superior Soviet forces.

Formula One racing driver Heikki Kovalainen is from Suomussalmi, as well as the author Ilmari Kianto and the composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä, in addition to the ice hockey player, Janne Pesonen.[6]

Suomussalmi hosted the 2016 World Berry Picking Championship.[7]

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Suomussalmi:

People

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Suomussalmi is twinned with:

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. Ask the expert - Heikki Kovalainen Formula1.com
  7. C.G. (11 October 2017). "Explaining the Finnish love of tango". The Economist.

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