Paltamo

Paltamo (Swedish: Paltamo, also Paldamo) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 3,070 (19 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,139.12 square kilometres (439.82 sq mi) of which 220.23 km2 (85.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7/sq mi). There are two built-up areas in the municipality: Kontiomäki and Paltamo. Kontiomäki has about 600 inhabitants.

Paltamo
Municipality
Paltamon kunta
Paltamo kommun
Paltamo Church
Paltamo Church
Coat of arms of Paltamo
Coat of arms
Location of Paltamo in Finland
Location of Paltamo in Finland
Coordinates: 64°24.5′N 027°50.5′E
Country Finland
RegionKainuu
Sub-regionKajaani
Government
 • Municipal managerArto Laurikainen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,139.12 km2 (439.82 sq mi)
 • Land918.86 km2 (354.77 sq mi)
 • Water220.23 km2 (85.03 sq mi)
 • Rank85th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-19)[2]
 • Total3,070
 • Rank212th largest in Finland
 • Density3.34/km2 (8.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others1%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1412.3%
 • 15 to 6453.7%
 • 65 or older34%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.paltamo.fi

It is 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Paltamo to Kajaani and 145 kilometres (90 mi) to Oulu.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

Paltamo was first inhabited 8,500 years ago. The most sophisticated finding yet has been a weapon shaped like a bear's head. In 1552 king Gustav Vasa gave an order in which the areas of the Lake Oulu were to be inhabited. 140 families left there. In 1555 it was counted that there were 133 families living in Paltamo. The picture church of Paltamo was built in 1726 by Johan Simonpoika Knubb. It was the fourth church on the site. One of the most important persons in the Finnish history of literature – Eino Leino – was born in Hövelö in 1878.[5] Today Paltamo is one of the slowly declining municipalities of Finland.

Heraldry

The word paltamo means a tar boat in the Finnish language, which is the reason the coat of arms of Paltamo has three black tar boats on a golden background.

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,587,841 at the end of August 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 30 September 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. Reijo Heikkinen: Runoruhtinas Eino Leino (1878–1926) (in Finnish)

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