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Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothniaregion next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former province of Oulu. It is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Utajärvi to Oulu and 125 kilometres (78 mi) to Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 2,479
(31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.73 square kilometres (670.56 sq mi) of
which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi)
is water.[1] The population density is
1.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality is probably best known for the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.
The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.
