Suomussalmi

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Suomussalmi

Total population

9,000

Coordinates64.88°, 28.91°

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

Overview

Suomussalmi is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu and 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Kuusamo. The municipality has a population of 6,957 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 5,857.60 square kilometres (2,261.63 sq mi) of which 587.03 km2 (226.65 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality.

Geography

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