Tuusniemi

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 2,471 (31 July 2020)[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 4.55 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.8/sq mi)

Tuusniemi
Municipality
Tuusniemen kunta
Tuusniemi kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Tuusniemi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 028°29.5′E
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)
 • Land543.28 km2 (209.76 sq mi)
 • Water156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi)
Area rank157th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[3]
 • Total2,471
 • Rank242nd largest in Finland
 • Density4.55/km2 (11.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.3% (official)
 • Others0.6%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1412.4%
 • 15 to 6461.4%
 • 65 or older26.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[6]19.75%
Websitewww.tuusniemi.fi

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

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

People

References
  1. Tuusniemen kunnanjohtajaksi Timo Kiviluoma, 5 September, 2017, Yle
  2. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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