Kuhmoinen
Kuhmoinen
Kuhmois | |
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Municipality | |
| Kuhmoisten kunta Kuhmois kommun | |
 Restaurant Pub Wanha Pankki in Kuhmoinen | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kuhmoinen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°34′N 025°11′E / 61.567°N 25.183°E / 61.567; 25.183 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Tampere sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Anne Heusala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 936.68 km2 (361.65 sq mi) |
| • Land | 660.93 km2 (255.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 275.74 km2 (106.46 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 129th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,099 |
| • Rank | 253rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.18/km2 (8.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language [3] | |
| • Finnish | 98.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Sami | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.1% |
| Population by age [4] | |
| • 0 to 14 | 8.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 48% |
| • 65 or older | 43.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kuhmoinen.fi |
Kuhmoinen (Swedish: Kuhmois)[6] is a municipality of Finland, in Pirkanmaa region, but until 2021, it was part of the Central Finland region.[7] The municipality is home to 2099 inhabitants.
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.[8]
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.[9]
Twinnings
Puhja Parish, Estonia[10]
People born in Kuhmoinen
- Robert Ruohtula (1853 – 1914)
- Joel Naaralainen (1867 – 1915)
Gallery
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A military museum in Kuhmoinen
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A mast in Kuhmoinen
References
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Svenska ortnamn i Finland" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Huomisesta alkaen Kuhmoinen kuuluu Pirkanmaahan – Mökkikunnassa odotetaan lisää matkailijoita". YLE (in Finnish). December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Kuhmoinen". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 342. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "Sõprussidemed" (in Estonian). Puhja vald. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
External links
Media related to Kuhmoinen at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kuhmoinen – Official website (in Finnish)
- Isojärvi National Park
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