Suomussalmi
Sign in to saveSuomussalmi () is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region about northeast of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu and south of Kuusamo. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality.
Key facts
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- Region
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- Suomussalmi
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- Municipality
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- Suomussalmen kunta ilmakuva.jpg
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- An aerial view of Ämmänsaari, an administrative center of Suomussalmi
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- 120x80px
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- Suomussalmi sijainti Suomi.svg
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- Location of Suomussalmi in Finland
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- Country
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- Kainuu
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- Sub-region
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- Kehys-Kainuu
- Settlement.seat
- Ämmänsaari
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- Municipal manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Erno Heikkinen
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- Charter
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- 1867
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Suomussalmi () is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region about northeast of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu and south of Kuusamo. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . 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.