:Ristijärvi

{{expand Finnish|date=June 2023|topic=geo}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Ristijärvi

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Ristijärven kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Ristijärvi kommun}}

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Aholantie at Ristijärvi.JPG

| image_alt = Ristijärvi

| image_shield = Ristijarvi.vaakuna.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Ristijärvi sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Ristijärvi in Finland

|coordinates = {{coord|64|30.3|N|028|13|E|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Kainuu

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Kajaani

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Petteri Seppänen

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1867

|area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Ristijärvi}}

|area_total_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_total_km2|Ristijärvi}}

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|area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Ristijärvi}}

|population_as_of = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Ristijärvi}}

|population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Ristijärvi}}

|population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Ristijärvi}}

|population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Ristijärvi}}

|population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics_type1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type1|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_footnotes|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics1_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title1|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Ristijärvi}}

|demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Ristijärvi}}

|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Ristijärvi}}

|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Ristijärvi}}

|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +02:00

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = [http://www.ristijarvi.fi/ www.ristijarvi.fi]

}}

Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Ristijärvi}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}), which makes it the smallest municipality in Kainuu in terms of population. It covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Ristijärvi}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Ristijärvi}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Ristijärvi|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality was named after the Ristijärvi lake, Ristijärvi meaning "Cross Lake", referring to the shape of the lake.{{cite book |author= |date=2007 |title=Suomalainen paikannimikirja |url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf |location=Helsinki |publisher=Karttakeskus & Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus |page= 380|isbn= 978-952-5446-96-8}}