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 2,313 (31 December 2023)[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 4.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.0/sq mi)
Tuusniemi | |
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Municipality | |
| Tuusniemen kunta Tuusniemi kommun | |
 Tuusniemi town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tuusniemi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 543.18 km2 (209.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 157th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,313 |
| • Rank | 244th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.26/km2 (11.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| 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) |
| Website | www.tuusniemi.fi |
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Olli Miettinen (1869–1946) – politician
- Väinö Ikonen (1895–1954) – Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympian
- Antti Rissanen (born 1931) – sport shooter and Olympian
- Tuula Haatainen (born 1960) – politician
- Elisa Holopainen (born 2001) – ice hockey player and Olympic bronze medalist
References
External links
Media related to Tuusniemi at Wikimedia Commons
Tuusniemi travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Tuusniemi – Official website (in Finnish)