Hyrynsalmi
Municipality
Hyrynsalmen kunta
Hyrynsalmi kommun
Hyrynsalmi Church
Hyrynsalmi Church
Coat of arms of Hyrynsalmi
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E / 64.6750; 28.4917
Country Finland
RegionKainuu
Sub-regionKehys-Kainuu sub-region
Government
  Municipal managerAri Nurkkala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi)
  Land1,421.27 km2 (548.76 sq mi)
  Water100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi)
  Rank50th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
  Total2,060
  Rank254th largest in Finland
  Density1.45/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish97.9% (official)
  Swedish0.2%
  Others2%
Population by age
  0 to 149.2%
  15 to 6449.3%
  65 or older41.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.hyrynsalmi.fi

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

The municipality has a population of 2,060 (30 September 2023)[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 1.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/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 "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  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.

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