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 2,308 (31 December 2024) 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 4.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.0/sq mi)
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Olli Miettinen (1869–1946) – politician
- Väinö Ikonen (1895–1954) – Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympian
- Antti Rissanen (born 1931) – sport shooter and Olympian
- Tuula Haatainen (born 1960) – politician
- Elisa Holopainen (born 2001) – ice hockey player and Olympic bronze medalist
References
External links
Media related to Tuusniemi at Wikimedia Commons Tuusniemi travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Tuusniemi – Official website (in Finnish)
