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Kuusamo
Sign in to saveKuusamo (; ; ; ) 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 .
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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- +02:00
- Settlement.name
- Kuusamo
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town and municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Snow-covered fir trees.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Snow-covered trees in Kuusamo
- Settlement.image_shield
- Kuusamo.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Kuusamo sijainti Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Kuusamo in Finland
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Ostrobothnia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Koillismaa
- Settlement.leader_title
- Town manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jouko Manninen
- Settlement.established_title
- Charter
- Settlement.established_date
- 1868
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Kuusamo
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Oulu Province
- Official language
- Finnish
- Population
- 15019
- Area
- 830.13
- Elevation
- 250
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Shares border with
- Salla
- Legal form
- municipality of Finland
- Official website
- www.kuusamo.fi/en
- Image
- Kuusamo keskusta.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Kuusamo
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Kuusamo
- Commons category
- Kuusamo
- twinned administrative body
- Askøy Municipality
- inception
- 1868-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kuusamo
- P8168
- Paul Strähle
- native label
- Kuusamo
- associated electoral district
- Oulu
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Koillismaa
- citizens' initiative URL
- www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=305
- P12749
- Phil Hill
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- 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.
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