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 | |
| 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 | 2,092 |
| • Rank | 253rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.17/km2 (8.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Sami | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 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 2092 inhabitants.
Neighbour municipalities are Jämsä, Kangasala, Luhanka, Orivesi, Padasjoki and Sysmä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kuhmoinen is a municipality very much preferred by summer residents, and the municipality's population always increases almost fivefold during the summer months.
Nature
[edit]There are altogether 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
[edit]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
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Puhja Parish, Estonia[10]
People born in Kuhmoinen
[edit]- Robert Ruohtula (1853 – 1914)
- Joel Naaralainen (1867 – 1915)
Gallery
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A military museum in Kuhmoinen -
A mast in Kuhmoinen -
References
[edit]- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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
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Media related to Kuhmoinen at Wikimedia Commons
Kuhmoinen travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Kuhmoinen – Official website (in Finnish)
- Isojärvi National Park
Places adjacent to Kuhmoinen |
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