Tuusniemi

Tuusniemi
Municipality
Tuusniemen kunta
Tuusniemi kommun
Tuusniemi town hall
Tuusniemi town hall
Coat of arms of Tuusniemi
Coat of arms
Location of Tuusniemi in Finland
Location of Tuusniemi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 028°29.5′E / 62.8083°N 28.4917°E / 62.8083; 28.4917
Country Finland
RegionNorth Savo
Sub-regionNorth Eastern Savonia
Charter1870
Government
 • Municipal managerTimo Kiviluoma [1]
Area
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total
699.43 km2 (270.05 sq mi)
 • Land543.18 km2 (209.72 sq mi)
 • Water156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi)
 • Rank157th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30)[3]
 • Total
2,312
 • Rank244th largest in Finland
 • Density4.26/km2 (11.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
[4]
 • Finnish97.4% (official)
 • Others2.6%
Population by age
[5]
 • 0 to 1410%
 • 15 to 6453.4%
 • 65 or older36.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.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 2,312 (30 June 2025)[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)

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

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Tuusniemen kunnanjohtajaksi Timo Kiviluoma, 5 September, 2017, Yle
  2. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 July 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 4 April 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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