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 2062 inhabitants.

Kuhmoinen Kuhmois
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
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  (2024-08-31)[2]
• Total	2,062
• Rank	254th largest in Finland
• Density	3.12/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97% (official)
• Swedish	0.5%
• Sami	0.1%
• Others	2.4%
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

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

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.^[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

• Puhja Parish, Estonia^[9]

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
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  Isojärvi National Park

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 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
3. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
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.

External links

Media related to Kuhmoinen at Wikimedia Commons Kuhmoinen travel guide from Wikivoyage

• Municipality of Kuhmoinen – Official website (in Finnish)
• Isojärvi National Park