- Source: Tuusniemi
Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 59 kilometres (37 mi) east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of 2,314 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 699.43 square kilometres (270.05 sq mi) of which 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.0/sq mi)
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
Olli Miettinen (1869–1946) – politician
Väinö Ikonen (1895–1954) – Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympian
Antti Rissanen (born 1931) – sport shooter and Olympian
Tuula Haatainen (born 1960) – politician
Elisa Holopainen (born 2001) – ice hockey player and Olympic bronze medalist
References
External links
Media related to Tuusniemi at Wikimedia Commons
Tuusniemi travel guide from Wikivoyage
Municipality of Tuusniemi – Official website (in Finnish)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kuopio
- Savo Utara
- Tuusniemi
- Regions of Eastern Finland
- Eastern Finland Province
- Municipalities of North Savo
- Heinävesi
- Kaavi
- North Savo
- Juankoski
- Leppävirta
- Anthophyllite
