Tuusniemi is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Finland
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. It is located in the
North Savo
North Savo (or Northern Savonia; fi, Pohjois-Savo; sv, Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the region ...
region
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, east of
Kuopio. The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is
Neighbour municipalities are
Heinävesi
Heinävesi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varka ...
,
Juankoski
Juankoski is a former town and municipality of Finland. In March 2014, the Juankoski city council decided that the town would merge with Kuopio in the beginning of 2017.
Juankoski is located in the province of Eastern Finland, part of the Northern ...
,
Kaavi
Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . It is fr ...
, Kuopio,
Leppävirta
Leppävirta () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population densi ...
and
Outokumpu
Outokumpu Oyj is a group of international companies headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, employing 10,600 employees in more than 30 countries. Outokumpu is the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe and the second largest producer in the A ...
.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
.
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
Tuula Irmeli Haatainen (born 11 February 1960) is a Finnish politician and a member of the Finnish Parliament, with the Social Democratic Party. She was the Minister of Education 2003–2005 and the Minister of Social Affairs and Health 2005–20 ...
(born 1960) – politician
*
Elisa Holopainen
Elisa Holopainen (born 27 December 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger and member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team, Finnish national team, currently playing in the Finnish Naisten Liiga (ice hockey), Naisten L ...
(born 2001) – ice hockey player and Olympic bronze medalist
References
External links
Municipality of Tuusniemi– Official website
Municipalities of North Savo
Populated places established in 1870
1870 establishments in the Russian Empire
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