Hyrynsalmi

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

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
Country Finland
RegionKainuu
Sub-regionKehys-Kainuu sub-region
Government
  Municipal managerAri Nurkkala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi)
  Land1,421.04 km2 (548.67 sq mi)
  Water100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi)
  Rank50th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
  Total2,060
  Rank254th largest in Finland
  Density1.45/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish97.9% (official)
  Swedish0.2%
  Others2%
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

The municipality has a population of 2,060 (26 October 2023)[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 1.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

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.

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