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Tohmajärvi

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Country
  
Finland

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area
  
895.4 km²

Region
  
North Karelia

Charter
  
1869

Municipal tax rate
  
21.5%

Local time
  
Sunday 8:45 AM

Tohmajärvi

Sub-region
  
Central Karelia sub-region

Area rank
  
93rd largest in Finland

Weather
  
1°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 93% Humidity

Tohmajärvi is a municipality of Finland.

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Map of 82600 Tohmaj%C3%A4rvi, Finland

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,741 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 837.75 square kilometres (323.46 sq mi) of which 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Kitee and Rääkkylä.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality of Värtsilä was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005.

Tohmajärvi is located along the Blue Highway, which is an international tourist route from Mo i Rana, Norway to Pudozh, Russia via Sweden.

People

  • Katri Helena: Singer
  • Anna Easteden: Actress and a model
  • Seppo Räty: Finnish javelin thrower
  • Seppo Räty: Finnish polejumper
  • Teuvo Ihanus, Finnish composer
  • References

    Tohmajärvi Wikipedia