Iisalmi

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Iisalmi

Total population

21,095

Founded

1627

Elevation82 m

Land area762.99 km²

Coordinates63.56°, 27.19°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Iisalmi is a town and municipality in the region of North Savo in Finland. It is located 87 kilometres (54 mi) north of Kuopio and south of Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 20,205, which makes it the second largest of the five towns in North Savo in population, only Kuopio being larger. It covers an area of 872.20 square kilometres (336.76 sq mi) of which 109.22 km2 (42.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 26.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (68.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Jarmo Savolainen

Finnish musician (1961–2009)

Joonas Kokkonen

Finnish composer (1921–1996)

A

August Eskelinen

Finnish biathlete (1898-1987)

Klaes Karppinen

Finnish cross-country skier

O

Olli Huttunen

Finnish skier (1915–1940)

Olli Remes

Finnish skier and military officer (1909–1942)

Karl Collan

Finnish librarian, author, translator and composer (1828–1871)

Edvin Laine

Finnish film director (1905-1989)

Teuvo Länsivuori

Finnish motorcycle racer

Jaakko Teppo

Finnish singer-songwriter

P

Pasi Karppinen

Finnish footballer

Jussi Kekkonen

Finnish military officer (1910-1962)

Wilhelm Gabriel Lagus

(1786-1859)

R

Riitta El-Nemr

politician

Eppu Nuotio

Finnish actor and writer

Erkko Kivikoski

Film director, Screenwriter

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Northern Savonia

• Lapinlahti
  14.7 mi away · pop. 9,348
• Vesanto
  49.8 mi away · pop. 2,386
• Kortejoki
  50.2 mi away
• Leppävirta
  76.1 mi away · pop. 9,388
• Surnadalsøra
  575.4 mi away
• Bøverfjorden
  576.7 mi away
• Holssanden
  581.1 mi away · pop. 320
• Ålvund
  581.7 mi away
• Meisingset
  588.6 mi away
• Beiteråsen
  593.4 mi away
• Flemma
  593.9 mi away
• Dyrnes
  594.1 mi away · pop. 190

Browse all places in Northern Savonia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Notated Lady Beetle

Ceratomegilla notata

Seen 2026-09-21

Hawthorn Shield Bug

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale

Seen 2026-09-21

Common Flower Fly

Syrphus ribesii

Seen 2026-09-21

Dock Bug

Coreus marginatus

Seen 2026-09-21

Large-leaved lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Seen 2026-09-20

Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen

Cladonia stellaris

Seen 2026-09-20

Iceland Lichen

Cetraria islandica

Seen 2026-09-20

Conifer roundhead

Stropharia hornemannii

Seen 2026-09-20

interrupted clubmoss

Spinulum annotinum

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Iisalmi, sourced from Wikidata.

• Iisalmi Pride

  annual event

  annual pride event in Iisalmi, Finland

Source: Wikidata (CC0).