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Outokumpu

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Also known as Kuusjärvi

town in the region of North Karelia in Finland

Key facts

Country
Finland
Region
North Karelia
Sub region
Joensuu
Town manager
Pekka Hyvönen
Total
584.05 km (225.50 sq mi)
Land
445.87 km (172.15 sq mi)
Water
138.22 km (53.37 sq mi)
Rank
195th largest in Finland
Density
14.28/km (37.0/sq mi)
Finnish
91.8% (official)
Others
8.2%
0 to 14
13.8%
15 to 64
53.2%
65 or older
33%
Time zone
UTC+02:00 ( EET )
Summer dst
UTC+03:00 ( EEST )
Website
www .outokummunkaupunki .fi

via Wikipedia infobox

Company

Jurisdiction
FI
Headquarters
OUTOKUMPU, FI

via GLEIF

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Finland
Located in
Kuopio Province
Official language
Finnish
Population
6409
Area
445.87
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Shares border with
Tuusniemi
Image
Outokumpu Old Mine 4.jpg
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Commons category
Outokumpu
twinned administrative body
Olofström Municipality
topic's main category
Category:Outokumpu, Finland
associated electoral district
Savo-Karelia
located in the statistical territorial entity
Joensuu sub-region
P12749
1230
short name
Оутокумпу
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Encyclopedic overview

Outokumpu is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, 48 kilometres (30 mi) west of Joensuu and 92 kilometres (57 mi) east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of 6,365 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 584.05 square kilometres (225.50 sq mi) of which 138.22 km (53.37 sq mi) is water. The population density is 14.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (37.0/sq mi). The most important road connection in the locality is Highway 9.

Neighbouring municipalities are Heinävesi, Kaavi, Liperi, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Outokumpu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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