Hyrynsalmi

Hyrynsalmi
Municipality
Hyrynsalmen kunta
Hyrynsalmi Church

Coat of arms

Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E / 64.6750; 28.4917Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E / 64.6750; 28.4917
Country  Finland
Region Kainuu
Sub-region Kehys-Kainuu sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Ari Nurkkala
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi)
 • Land 1,421.04 km2 (548.67 sq mi)
 • Water 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi)
Area rank 50th largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 2,341
 • Rank 248th largest in Finland
 • Density 1.65/km2 (4.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99% (official)
 • Others 1%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 12.3%
 • 15 to 64 61.3%
 • 65 or older 26.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.25%
Website www.hyrynsalmi.fi

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

The municipality has a population of 2,341 (31 August 2017)[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 1.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.3/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2017" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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