Kuusamo information

Kuusamo
Kuusamo
Town and municipality
	Kuusamon kaupunki; Kuusamo stad
	Snow-covered trees in Kuusamo
	Coat of arms
	Location of Kuusamo in Finland
	Coordinates: 65°58′N 029°11′E / 65.967°N 29.183°E
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Koillismaa
Charter	1868
Government
• Town manager	Jouko Manninen
Area (2018-01-01)
• Total	5,808.92 km2 (2,242.84 sq mi)
• Land	4,978.85 km2 (1,922.34 sq mi)
• Water	830.81 km2 (320.78 sq mi)
• Rank	11th largest in Finland
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	15,017
• Rank	75th largest in Finland
• Density	3.02/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	96.4% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	3.3%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	14.8%
• 15 to 64	56.9%
• 65 or older	28.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.kuusamo.fi/en/

Kuusamo (Finnish: [ˈkuːsɑmo]; Northern Sami: Guossán; Inari Sami: Kuáccám) 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 15,017 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 5,808.92 square kilometres (2,242.84 sq mi) of which 830.81 km² (320.78 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 3.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuusamo is a major center for winter sports and receives approximately a million tourists every year. One of the largest ski resorts in Finland, Ruka, is situated in Kuusamo. Ruka is also the host of many international competitions in ski jumping, cross-country skiing, and Nordic combined. The 2005 World Championships of Freestyle Skiing was held in Kuusamo. Kuusamo Airport is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kuusamo's town centre.

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

[total_area-1] "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

[population_count-2] "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[population_by_language-3] "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[demography-4] "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.

[tax_rate-5] "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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Kuusamo
Town and municipality
Kuusamon kaupunki Kuusamo stad
Snow-covered trees in Kuusamo
Coat of arms
Location of Kuusamo in Finland
Coordinates: 65°58′N 029°11′E / 65.967°N 29.183°E / 65.967; 29.183
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Koillismaa
Charter	1868
Government
• Town manager	Jouko Manninen
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	5,808.92 km² (2,242.84 sq mi)
• Land	4,978.85 km² (1,922.34 sq mi)
• Water	830.81 km² (320.78 sq mi)
• Rank	11th largest in Finland
Population (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	15,017
• Rank	75th largest in Finland
• Density	3.02/km² (7.8/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	96.4% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	3.3%
Population by age ^[4]
• 0 to 14	14.8%
• 15 to 64	56.9%
• 65 or older	28.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.kuusamo.fi/en/