Kuhmoinen

Kuhmoinen
Kuhmois
Municipality
Kuhmoisten kunta
Kuhmois kommun
Restaurant Pub Wanha Pankki in Kuhmoinen
Restaurant Pub Wanha Pankki in Kuhmoinen
Coat of arms of Kuhmoinen
Coat of arms
Location of Kuhmoinen in Finland
Location of Kuhmoinen in Finland
Coordinates: 61°34′N 025°11′E / 61.567°N 25.183°E / 61.567; 25.183
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionTampere sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerAnne Heusala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
936.68 km2 (361.65 sq mi)
 • Land660.93 km2 (255.19 sq mi)
 • Water275.74 km2 (106.46 sq mi)
 • Rank129th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
2,052
 • Rank254th largest in Finland
 • Density3.1/km2 (8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97% (official)
 • Swedish0.5%
 • Sami0.1%
 • Others2.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 148.1%
 • 15 to 6448%
 • 65 or older43.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kuhmoinen.fi

Kuhmoinen (Swedish: Kuhmois)[6] is a municipality of Finland, in Pirkanmaa region, but until 2021, it was part of the Central Finland region.[7] The municipality is home to 2052 inhabitants.

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 increases fivefold during the summer months.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Twinnings

People born in Kuhmoinen

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 5,635,560 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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Svenska ortnamn i Finland" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Huomisesta alkaen Kuhmoinen kuuluu Pirkanmaahan – Mökkikunnassa odotetaan lisää matkailijoita". YLE (in Finnish). December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  8. ^ "Visit Kuhmoinen In English". Visit Kuhmoinen. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  9. ^ "Kuhmoinen". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  10. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 342. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  11. ^ "Sõprussidemed" (in Estonian). Puhja vald. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

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