Hyrynsalmi

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

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
RegionKainuu
Sub-regionKehys-Kainuu sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerAri Nurkkala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi)
 • Land1,421.04 km2 (548.67 sq mi)
 • Water100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi)
Area rank50th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total2,241
 • Rank250th largest in Finland
 • Density1.58/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99% (official)
 • Others1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1412.3%
 • 15 to 6461.3%
 • 65 or older26.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20.25%
Websitewww.hyrynsalmi.fi

The municipality has a population of 2,241 (31 July 2020)[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 1.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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