Tuusniemi facts for kids
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Tuusniemi
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Municipality
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Tuusniemi town hall
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Location of Tuusniemi in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | North Savo | |
| Sub-region | North Eastern Savonia | |
| Charter | 1870 | |
| Area
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| • Total | 699.43 km2 (270.05 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 543.18 km2 (209.72 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 157th largest in Finland | |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,313 | |
| • Rank | 244th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.26/km2 (11.0/sq mi) | |
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| • Finnish | 97.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 2.4% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 10% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 36.6% | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | |
| Website | www.tuusniemi.fi | |
Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 59 kilometres (37 mi) east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of 2,313 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 699.43 square kilometres (270.05 sq mi) of which 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.0/sq mi)
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Olli Miettinen (1869–1946) – politician
- Väinö Ikonen (1895–1954) – Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympian
- Antti Rissanen (born 1931) – sport shooter and Olympian
- Tuula Haatainen (born 1960) – politician
- Elisa Holopainen (born 2001) – ice hockey player and Olympic bronze medalist
See also
In Spanish: Tuusniemi para niños
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