Tohmajärvi
| Tohmajärvi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Tohmajärven kunta | ||
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 Location of Tohmajärvi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°14′N 30°20′E / 62.233°N 30.333°ECoordinates: 62°14′N 30°20′E / 62.233°N 30.333°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Central Karelia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1869 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Olli Riikonen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 895.35 km2 (345.70 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 837.73 km2 (323.45 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 125th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,771 | |
| • Rank | 191st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 96% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 3.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.7% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% | |
| Website | www.tohmajarvi.fi | |
Tohmajärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,771 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 895.35 square kilometres (345.70 sq mi) of which 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Värtsilä was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005.
Tohmajärvi is located along the Blue Highway, which is an international tourist route from Mo i Rana, Norway to Pudozh, Russia via Sweden.
Famous people from Tohmajärvi
- Katri Helena: Singer who has twice represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 and 1993, was born in Tohmajärvi on 17 March 1945.
- Anna Easteden: An award nominated actress and a model, was born in Tohmajärvi and currently resides in Los Angeles.
- Seppo Räty: Finnish javelin thrower. Achievements include a world championship and olympic medals.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Tohmajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Tohmajärvi – Official website
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