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Paltamo (Swedish: Paltamo, also Paldamo) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 3,184 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,139.12 square kilometres (439.82 sq mi) of which 220.23 km² (85.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.0/sq mi). There are two built-up areas in the municipality: Kontiomäki and Paltamo. Kontiomäki has about 600 inhabitants.

Paltamo
Municipality
Paltamon kunta Paltamo kommun
Paltamo Church
Coat of arms
Location of Paltamo in Finland
Coordinates: 64°24.5′N 027°50.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Kainuu
Sub-region	Kajaani
Government
• Municipal manager	Arto Laurikainen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,139.12 km2 (439.82 sq mi)
• Land	918.86 km2 (354.77 sq mi)
• Water	220.23 km2 (85.03 sq mi)
• Rank	85th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,184
• Rank	211th largest in Finland
• Density	3.47/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	99.1% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	0.9%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	12.3%
• 15 to 64	53.7%
• 65 or older	34%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	22%
Website	www.paltamo.fi

It is 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Paltamo to Kajaani and 145 kilometres (90 mi) to Oulu.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

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Paltamo was first inhabited 8,500 years ago. The most sophisticated finding yet has been a weapon shaped like a bear's head. In 1552 king Gustav Vasa gave an order in which the areas of the Lake Oulu were to be inhabited. 140 families left there. In 1555 it was counted that there were 133 families living in Paltamo. The picture^{[clarification needed]} church of Paltamo was built in 1726 by Johan Simonpoika Knubb. It was the fourth church on the site. One of the most important persons in the Finnish history of literature – Eino Leino – was born in Hövelö in 1878.[6] Today Paltamo is one of the slowly declining municipalities of Finland.^{[citation needed]}

Heraldry

The word paltamo means a tar boat in the Finnish language, which is the reason the coat of arms of Paltamo has three black tar boats on a golden background.

See also

• Finnish national road 22
• Paltaniemi

References

External links

Media related to Paltamo at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Paltamo – Official website (in Finnish)
• Clickable map of Paltamo municipality

На других языках

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[de] Paltamo

Paltamo [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈpɑltɑmɔ] (schwedisch historisch Paldamo) ist eine Gemeinde im Nordosten Finnlands. Sie liegt rund 500 Kilometer nördlich der Hauptstadt Helsinki rund um das östliche Ende des Sees Oulujärvi.

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- [en] Paltamo

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[ru] Палтамо

Палтамо (фин. Paltamo, швед. Paldamo) — община в Финляндии, в провинции Кайнуу. Расположена примерно в 145 км от Оулу. Население составляет 3 880 человек (на 31 января 2011 года); площадь — 1 139,09 км², из них 220,23 км² заняты водными объектами. Плотность населения — 4,22 чел/км². Официальный язык — финский (родной для 98,9 % населения).

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