Country Finland Charter 1810 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Tuesday 7:34 AM | Sub-region Pielinen sub-region Town privileges 1973 Area 1,855 km² Region North Karelia | |
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Area rank 38th largest in Finland Weather -3°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 96% Humidity | ||
Nurmes is a town and municipality of Finland.
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Map of 75500 Nurmes, Finland
It was located in the former province of Eastern Finland until 2010 and is now in the North Karelia region. The town has a population of 7,983 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,601.04 square kilometres (618.16 sq mi) of which 253.7 km2 (98.0 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.9/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kuhmo, Lieksa, Rautavaara, Sotkamo and Valtimo.
Nurmes railway station was the northern terminus of a twice-daily VR passenger train service from Joensuu; the service was withdrawn in early 2016. The railway is now used for freight trains only.
Hotel club Bomba is situated in Nurmes.
Nurmes is also the official Christmas Carol City of Europe.
Karelian nest
The municipality is officially unilingually Finnish, but in 2009, Finland’s first Karelian language "nest" (pre-school immersion group) was established in Nurmes.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Nurmes is twinned with: