Hyrynsalmi is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Finland
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and is part of the
Kainuu
Kainuu (), also historically known as Cajania (), is one of the 19 regions of Finland (''maakunta'' / ''landskap''). Kainuu borders the regions of North Ostrobothnia, North Savo and North Karelia. In the east, it also borders Russia (Republic o ...
region
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.
The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
The world championships in
swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.
History
The municipality got its name (meaning "Hyry's Strait") from the Hyrynsalmi strait, which got its name from the Hyrynjärvi lake. The lake was named by
Ostrobothnian huntsmen after the family name Hyry.
Politics
Results of the
2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Hyrynsalmi:
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Centre Party 33.7%
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Finns Party
The Finns Party ( , PS; , Sannf), formerly known as the True Finns, is a right-wing populist political party in Finland. It was founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party.
The party achieved its electoral breakthro ...
30.6%
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Left Alliance 13.3%
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Social Democratic Party 8.8%
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Christian Democrats 6.4%
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National Coalition Party
The National Coalition Party (NCP; , Kok; , Saml) is a liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in Finland, political party in Finland. It is the current governing political party of Finland.
Founded in 1918, the ...
4.9%
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Green League 1.2%
As of
2021 Finnish municipal elections, Hyrynsalmi municipal council is made up of: Centre Party (13 seats), Social Democratic Party (4), Left Alliance (2), and Finns Party (2).
References
External links
Municipality of Hyrynsalmi– Official website
Map of Hyrynsalmi(PDF file)
Municipalities of Kainuu
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