Suomussalmi
Suomussalmi | |
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Municipality | |
| Suomussalmen kunta Suomussalmi kommun | |
An aerial view of Ämmänsaari, an administrative center of Suomussalmi | |
Location of Suomussalmi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°53′N 028°55′E / 64.883°N 28.917°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Seat | Ämmänsaari |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Erno Heikkinen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 5,857.60 km2 (2,261.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 5,270.33 km2 (2,034.89 sq mi) |
| • Water | 587.03 km2 (226.65 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 7,022 |
| • Rank | 132nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.33/km2 (3.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.5% (official) |
| • Others | 3.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52% |
| • 65 or older | 37.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Suomussalmi (Finnish: [ˈsuo̯musˌsɑlmi]) is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu and 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Kuusamo. The municipality has a population of 7,022 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 5,857.60 square kilometres (2,261.63 sq mi) of which 587.03 km2 (226.65 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality.
Suomussalmi is the second southernmost part of the reindeer-herding area in Finland.