Tohmajärvi

Tohmajärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtohmɑˌjærʋi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,102 (26 October 2023)[5] and covers an area of 895.36 square kilometres (345.70 sq mi) of which 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Tohmajärvi
Municipality
Tohmajärven kunta
Tohmajärvi kommun
center of Tohmajärvi
Kemie, the central village of Tohmajärvi.
Coat of arms of Tohmajärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Tohmajärvi in Finland
Location of Tohmajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°14′N 30°20′E
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionCentral Karelia
Charter1869
SeatKemie
Government
 • Municipal managerOlli Riikonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total895.36 km2 (345.70 sq mi)
 • Land837.73 km2 (323.45 sq mi)
 • Water57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi)
 • Rank93rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total4,102
 • Rank189th largest in Finland
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish94.4% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others5.3%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1412.8%
 • 15 to 6453.8%
 • 65 or older33.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.tohmajarvi.fi

Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Kitee and Rääkkylä. The municipality of Värtsilä was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005. Sortavala, a town in the Karelia, Russia, is located 81 kilometres (50 mi) south of Tohmajärvi.

Tohmajärvi is located along the Blue Highway, which is an international tourist route from Mo i Rana, Norway to Pudozh, Russia via Sweden. The border crossing to Russia, Niirala, is in Värtsilä, now part of Tohmajärvi.

One of the most significant highways in Tohmajärvi is Highway 9, which runs west through Joensuu, Kuopio, Jyväskylä and Tampere to Turku. The Blue Highway follows this highway to Tohmajärvi.

Notable people

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

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