Tohmajärvi
Tohmajärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Tohmajärven kunta Tohmajärvi kommun | |
Kemie, the central village of Tohmajärvi. | |
Location of Tohmajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°14′N 30°20′E / 62.233°N 30.333°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Central Karelia |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Seat | Kemie |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Olli Riikonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 895.36 km2 (345.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 837.82 km2 (323.48 sq mi) |
| • Water | 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 93rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 3,934 |
| • Rank | 195th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 6.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.8% |
| • 65 or older | 33.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Tohmajärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtohmɑˌjærʋi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,934 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 895.36 square kilometres (345.70 sq mi) of which 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Kitee and Rääkkylä. The municipality of Värtsilä was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005. Sortavala, a town in the Karelia, Russia, is located 81 kilometres (50 mi) south of Tohmajärvi.
Tohmajärvi is located along the Blue Highway, which is an international tourist route from Mo i Rana, Norway to Pudozh, Russia via Sweden. The border crossing to Russia, Niirala, is in Värtsilä, now part of Tohmajärvi.
One of the most significant highways in Tohmajärvi is Highway 9, which runs west through Joensuu, Kuopio, Jyväskylä and Tampere to Turku. The Blue Highway follows this highway to Tohmajärvi.