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Kuusamo

Town and municipality

Kuusamon kaupunki
Kuusamo stad

Snow-covered trees in Kuusamo

Coat of arms

Location of Kuusamo in Finland

Country

Finland

Region

Northern Ostrobothnia

Sub-region

Koillismaa sub-region

Charter

1868

Area

(2009)

• Total

5,808.95 km² (2,242.85 sq mi)

• Land

4,978.6 km² (1,922.2 sq mi)

• Water

830.35 km² (320.60 sq mi)

Area rank

10th largest in Finland

Population

(2013-04-26)

• Total

16,177

• Rank

61st largest in Finland

• Density

3.25/km² (8.4/sq mi)

Population by native language

• Finnish

98.9% (official)

• Swedish

0.1%

• Others

Population by age

• 0 to 14

17.3%

• 15 to 64

64.4%

• 65 or older

18.3%

Time zone

UTC+2 (EET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+3 (EEST)

Municipal tax rate

19.5%

Website

www.kuusamo.fi

Kuusamo is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region.

It is in the eastern part of Lapland. Kuusamo has an area of 5,809 square kilometres (2,243 sq mi). As of January 2014, it had a population of almost 16,000 people. Neighbouring municipalities are Posio, Salla, Suomussalmi and Taivalkoski.

Oulanka National Park is in the areas of Kuusamo and Salla.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuusamo is a major center for winter sports and receives approximately a million tourists every year. One of the largest ski resorts in Finland, Ruka, is situated in Kuusamo.

Ruka is also the host of many international competitions in ski jumping, cross country skiing and Nordic combined. The 2005 World Championships of Freestyle Skiing was held in Kuusamo.

Kuusamo Airport is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east from Kuusamo town centre.