Hyrynsalmi

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

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Hyrynsalmi
Municipality
Hyrynsalmen kunta Hyrynsalmi kommun
Hyrynsalmi Church
Coat of arms
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Kainuu
Sub-region	Kehys-Kainuu sub-region
Founded (parish)	1786
Government
• Municipal manager	Heimo Keränen
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	1,521.38 km² (587.41 sq mi)
• Land	1,421.27 km² (548.76 sq mi)
• Water	100.32 km² (38.73 sq mi)
• Rank	50th largest in Finland
Population (2024-08-31)^[2]
• Total	2,010
• Rank	257th largest in Finland
• Density	1.41/km² (3.7/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[2]
• Finnish	97.7% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	2.1%
Population by age ^[3]
• 0 to 14	9.2%
• 15 to 64	49.3%
• 65 or older	41.5%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.hyrynsalmi.fi

The municipality has a population of 2,010 (31 August 2024)^[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 1.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

[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. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
[3]
"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.

Media related to Hyrynsalmi at Wikimedia Commons

Municipality of Hyrynsalmi – Official website
Map of Hyrynsalmi (PDF file)

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