Hyrynsalmi

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Hyrynsalmi
Municipality
Hyrynsalmen kunta
Hyrynsalmi kommun
Church Hyrynsalmi.jpg
Hyrynsalmi Church
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Coat of arms
Hyrynsalmi sijainti Suomi.svg
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40.5′N028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E / 64.6750; 28.4917
CountryFlag of Finland.svg Finland
Region Kainuu
Sub-region Kehys-Kainuu
Founded (parish)1786
Government
 • Municipal manager Heimo Keränen
Area
 (2018-01-01) [1]
 • Total
1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi)
 • Land1,421.27 km2 (548.76 sq mi)
 • Water100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi)
 • Rank 50th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30) [2]
 • Total
1,998
 • Rank 256th largest in Finland
 • Density1.41/km2 (3.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 •  Finnish 97.9% (official)
 • Others2.2%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 149.2%
 • 15 to 6449.3%
 • 65 or older41.5%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
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Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.

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The municipality has a population of 1,998 (30 June 2025) [2] and covers an area of 1,521.38 square kilometres (587.41 sq mi) of which 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) is water. [1] The population density is 1.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.

History

The municipality got its name (meaning "Hyry's Strait") from the Hyrynsalmi strait, which got its name from the Hyrynjärvi lake. The lake was named by Ostrobothnian huntsmen after the family name Hyry. [4]

Politics

Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Hyrynsalmi: [5]

As of 2021 Finnish municipal elections, Hyrynsalmi municipal council is made up of: Centre Party (13 seats), Social Democratic Party (4), Left Alliance (2), and Finns Party (2). [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 July 2025. ISSN   1797-5395 . Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ↑ Suomalainen paikannimikirja (PDF). Helsinki: Karttakeskus & Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus. 2007. p. 88. ISBN   978-952-5446-96-8.
  5. ↑ "Hyrynsalmi Tulospalvelu Eduskuntavaalit 2023". yle.fi. Yle. 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Yle - Tulospalvelu - Hyrynsalmi - Oulun vaalipiiri - Kuntavaalit 2021". yle.fi. Yle. 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

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