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Kuusamo

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Kuusamo (; ; ; ) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in Koillismaa, the northeastern part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

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Kuusamo is a town and municipality located in the northeastern part of Finland, in an area called Northern Ostrobothnia. It is notable as a populated municipality in a remote region of the country, with its economy and character shaped by its northern location and the landscape it covers.

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Key facts

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Kuusamo
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Town and municipality
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Snow-covered fir trees.jpg
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Snow-covered trees in Kuusamo
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120x80px
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Kuusamo sijainti Suomi.svg
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Location of Kuusamo in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Ostrobothnia
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Sub-region
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Koillismaa
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Town manager
Settlement.leader_name
Jouko Manninen
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Charter
Settlement.established_date
1868

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Sami settlement
  • Swedish domination
  • Russian domination
  • Since independence
  • Geography
  • Landscape and nature
  • Climate
  • Population
  • Economy
  • Tourism
  • Transportation
  • Culture and attractions
  • Sports
  • International relations
  • Twin towns—Sister cities
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Kuusamo (; ; ; ) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in Koillismaa, the northeastern part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kuusamo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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