Tuusniemi
Tuusniemi | |
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Municipality | |
| Tuusniemen kunta Tuusniemi kommun | |
Tuusniemi town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Tuusniemi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 028°29.5′E / 62.8083°N 28.4917°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | North Eastern Savonia |
| Charter | 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Timo Kiviluoma |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 699.43 km2 (270.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 543.18 km2 (209.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 157th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 2,312 |
| • Rank | 244th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.26/km2 (11.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.4% (official) |
| • Others | 2.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.4% |
| • 65 or older | 36.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
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 2,312 (30 June 2025) 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.