Hyrynsalmi
Hyrynsalmi | |
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Municipality | |
| Hyrynsalmen kunta Hyrynsalmi kommun | |
Hyrynsalmi Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu |
| Founded (parish) | 1786 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jouni Ponnikas |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,421.27 km2 (548.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 50th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 1,998 |
| • Rank | 256th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.41/km2 (3.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.9% (official) |
| • Others | 2.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.3% |
| • 65 or older | 41.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.
The municipality has a population of 1,998 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 1,521.38 square kilometres (587.41 sq mi) of which 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.7/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.