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 2,419 (31 December 2021)[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 4.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.5/sq mi)
Tuusniemi | |
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Municipality | |
| Tuusniemen kunta Tuusniemi kommun | |
Tuusniemi town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Tuusniemi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 028°29.5′E | |
| Country | |
| 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 | 543.28 km2 (209.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 157th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,419 |
| • Rank | 242nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.45/km2 (11.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| 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) |
| Municipal tax rate[6] | 22% |
| Website | www.tuusniemi.fi |
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Media related to Tuusniemi at Wikimedia Commons
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