Kuhmoinen

Kuhmoinen (Swedish: Kuhmois)[5] is a municipality of Finland, in Pirkanmaa region, but until 2021, it was part of the Central Finland region.[6] The municipality is home to 2126 inhabitants.

Kuhmoinen
Kuhmois
Municipality
Kuhmoisten kunta
Kuhmois kommun
Restaurant Pub Wanha Pankki in Kuhmoinen
Restaurant Pub Wanha Pankki in Kuhmoinen
Coat of arms of Kuhmoinen
Coat of arms
Location of Kuhmoinen in Finland
Location of Kuhmoinen in Finland
Coordinates: 61°34′N 025°11′E
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionTampere sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerAnne Heusala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total936.68 km2 (361.65 sq mi)
 • Land660.94 km2 (255.19 sq mi)
 • Water275.74 km2 (106.46 sq mi)
 • Rank129th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total2,126
 • Rank253rd largest in Finland
 • Density3.22/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.4% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Sami0.1%
 • Others1.1%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 148.1%
 • 15 to 6448%
 • 65 or older43.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kuhmoinen.fi

Neighbour municipalities are Jämsä, Kangasala, Luhanka, Orivesi, Padasjoki and Sysmä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Nature

There are all together even 316 lakes in Kuhmoinen. Kuhmoinen lies on the west coast of Lake Päijänne. Biggest lakes in Kuhmoinen after Päijänne are Vehkajärvi and Isojärvi.[7]

Isojärvi National Park resides in Kuhmoinen on the south side of Lake Isojärvi.

History

Kuhmoinen was established in the medieval times. It was first mentioned in 1483 as Kuchmois. At the time, it was a part of the Padasjoki parish and a center of a fourth (neljänneskunta) within the parish.[8]

Twinnings

People born in Kuhmoinen

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. "Svenska ortnamn i Finland" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  6. "Huomisesta alkaen Kuhmoinen kuuluu Pirkanmaahan – Mökkikunnassa odotetaan lisää matkailijoita". YLE (in Finnish). December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  7. "Kuhmoinen". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  8. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 342. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  9. "Sõprussidemed" (in Estonian). Puhja vald. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

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