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Hyrynsalmi

Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E / 64.6750; 28.4917
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Hyrynsalmi
Municipality
Hyrynsalmen kunta
Hyrynsalmi kommun
Hyrynsalmi Church
Hyrynsalmi Church
Coat of arms of Hyrynsalmi
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E / 64.6750; 28.4917
Country Finland
RegionKainuu
Sub-regionKehys-Kainuu
Founded (parish)1786
Government
 • Municipal managerHeimo Keränen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi)
 • Land1,421.27 km2 (548.76 sq mi)
 • Water100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi)
 • Rank50th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
2,007
 • Rank256th largest in Finland
 • Density1.41/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others2.1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 149.2%
 • 15 to 6449.3%
 • 65 or older41.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.hyrynsalmi.fi

Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.

The municipality has a population of 2,007 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,521.38 square kilometres (587.41 sq mi) of which 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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