Tohmajärvi
Tohmajärvi is a municipality o Finland.
Tohmajärvi | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Tohmajärven kunta | |
 Coat airms | |
 Location o 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 | |
| Kintra |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelie |
| Sub-region | Middle Karelie sub-region |
| Chairter | 1869 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Municipal manager | Olli Riikonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 895.36 km2 (345.70 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 837.73 km2 (323.45 sq mi) |
| • Water | 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 93rd lairgest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,470 |
| • Rank | 187t lairgest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.34/km2 (13.8/sq mi) |
| Population bi native leid | |
| • Finnish | 96% (offeecial) |
| • Swadish | 0.1% |
| • Ithers | 3.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 tae 14 | 14.4% |
| • 15 tae 64 | 62.8% |
| • 65 or aulder | 22.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
| Website | www.tohmajarvi.fi |
It is locatit in the province o Eastren Finland an is pairt o the North Karelie region. The municipality haes a population o 4,470 (31 Januar 2019)[2] an covers an aurie o 895.36 square kilometre (345.70 sq mi) o which 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 5.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality o Värtsilä wis consolidatit wi Tohmajärvi in 2005.
Famous fowk frae TohmajärviEedit
- Katri Helena: Sangster who haes twice representit Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 an 1993, wis born in Tohmajärvi on 17 Mairch 1945.
- Anna Easteden: An awaird nominatit actress an a model, wis born in Tohmajärvi an currently resides in Los Angeles.
- Seppo Räty: Finnish javelin thrower. Achievements include a warld championship an olympic medals.
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
- ↑ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 Mairch 2019.
- ↑ "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 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2011.
Freemit airtinsEedit
Media relatit tae Tohmajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Tohmajärvi Archived 2007-01-02 at the Wayback Machine – Offeecial wabsteid