Hyrynsalmi
Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.
The municipality has a population of 2,007 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 1,521.38 square kilometres (587.41 sq mi) of which 100.32 km (38.73 sq mi) is water. 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.
References
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Suomalainen paikannimikirja (PDF). Helsinki: Karttakeskus & Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus. 2007. p. 88. ISBN 978-952-5446-96-8.
External links
Media related to Hyrynsalmi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Hyrynsalmi – Official website
- Map of Hyrynsalmi (PDF file)
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