Toholampi
Toholampi | |
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Municipality | |
| Toholammin kunta Toholampi kommun | |
 Toholampi church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Toholampi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°46.5′N 024°15′E / 63.7750°N 24.250°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Hillukkala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 616.89 km2 (238.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 609.16 km2 (235.20 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 139th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 2,787 |
| • Rank | 223rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.58/km2 (11.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.5% (official) |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.7% |
| • 65 or older | 28.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Toholampi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,787 (30 June 2025)[6] and covers an area of 616.89 square kilometres (238.18 sq mi) of which 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.9/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kannus, Kokkola, Lestijärvi and Sievi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Mika Lintilä, politician
- Hannu Hirvikoski, writer
- Pekka Jylhä, sculptor
- Mauri Leppänen, volleyballer
- Virve Nuotio, soloist
- Samsa Tuikka, runner
- Teemu Wirkkala, javelin thrower
- Albert Gebhard, painter
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-07-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
External links
Media related to Toholampi at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Toholampi – Official website
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