Ristijärvi

Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 1,160 (31 October 2024),^[2] which makes it the smallest municipality in Kainuu in terms of population. It covers an area of 897.93 square kilometres (346.69 sq mi) of which 62.31 km² (24.06 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 1.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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Ristijärvi
Municipality
Ristijärven kunta Ristijärvi kommun

Coat of arms
Location of Ristijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E
Country	Finland
Region	Kainuu
Sub-region	Kajaani
Charter	1867
Government
• Municipal manager	Petteri Seppänen
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	897.93 km² (346.69 sq mi)
• Land	835.83 km² (322.72 sq mi)
• Water	62.31 km² (24.06 sq mi)
• Rank	94th largest in Finland
Population (2024-10-31)^[2]
• Total	1,160
• Rank	289th largest in Finland
• Density	1.39/km² (3.6/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	98% (official)
• Others	2%
Population by age ^[4]
• 0 to 14	10.2%
• 15 to 64	51.3%
• 65 or older	38.5%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.ristijarvi.fi

The municipality was named after the Ristijärvi lake, Ristijärvi meaning "Cross Lake", referring to the shape of the lake.^[5]

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Salomo Pulkkinen, Member of Parliament
Kari Härkönen, cross country skier
Hannu Takkula, Member of the European Parliament
Kaisa Mäkäräinen, biathlete

[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 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
[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]
Suomalainen paikannimikirja (PDF). Helsinki: Karttakeskus & Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus. 2007. p. 380. ISBN 978-952-5446-96-8.

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Municipality of Ristijärvi – Official website, (in Finnish), (in English), (in German)

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Ristijärvi
Municipality
Ristijärven kunta Ristijärvi kommun

Coat of arms
Location of Ristijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E
Country	Finland
Region	Kainuu
Sub-region	Kajaani
Charter	1867
Government
• Municipal manager	Petteri Seppänen
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	897.93 km² (346.69 sq mi)
• Land	835.83 km² (322.72 sq mi)
• Water	62.31 km² (24.06 sq mi)
• Rank	94th largest in Finland
Population (2024-10-31)^[2]
• Total	1,160
• Rank	289th largest in Finland
• Density	1.39/km² (3.6/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	98% (official)
• Others	2%
Population by age ^[4]
• 0 to 14	10.2%
• 15 to 64	51.3%
• 65 or older	38.5%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.ristijarvi.fi

The municipality was named after the Ristijärvi lake, Ristijärvi meaning "Cross Lake", referring to the shape of the lake.^[5]

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Salomo Pulkkinen, Member of Parliament
Kari Härkönen, cross country skier
Hannu Takkula, Member of the European Parliament
Kaisa Mäkäräinen, biathlete

[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 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
[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]
Suomalainen paikannimikirja (PDF). Helsinki: Karttakeskus & Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus. 2007. p. 380. ISBN 978-952-5446-96-8.

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Municipality of Ristijärvi – Official website, (in Finnish), (in English), (in German)

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