Kuhmoinen

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Kuhmoinen

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Kuhmoisten kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Kuhmois kommun}}

| other_name = Kuhmois

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Kuhmoinen - Toritie 44.jpg

| image_caption = Restaurant Pub Wanha Pankki in Kuhmoinen

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| map_caption = Location of Kuhmoinen in Finland

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| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Pirkanmaa

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Tampere

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Anne Heusala

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Kuhmoinen ({{langx|sv|Kuhmois}}){{Cite web |url= http://kaino.kotus.fi/svenskaortnamn/?a=fabc&b=K&pos=300|title= Svenska ortnamn i Finland |access-date=25 October 2012 |date= 25 October 2012 |publisher= Research Institute for the Languages of Finland |language= fi }} is a municipality of Finland, in Pirkanmaa region, but until 2021, it was part of the Central Finland region.{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11719096 |title=Huomisesta alkaen Kuhmoinen kuuluu Pirkanmaahan – Mökkikunnassa odotetaan lisää matkailijoita |work=YLE |date=December 31, 2020 |access-date=December 14, 2021 | language=fi}} The municipality is home to {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Kuhmoinen}} }} inhabitants.

Neighbour municipalities are Jämsä, Kangasala, Luhanka, Orivesi, Padasjoki and Sysmä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuhmoinen is a municipality very much preferred by summer residents, and the municipality's population increases fivefold during the summer months.{{Cite web |title=Visit Kuhmoinen In English |url=https://www.visitkuhmoinen.fi/in-english |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=Visit Kuhmoinen |language=en}}

Nature

There are altogether even 316 lakes in Kuhmoinen. Kuhmoinen lies on the west coast of Lake Päijänne. Biggest lakes in Kuhmoinen after Päijänne are Vehkajärvi and Isojärvi.{{cite web |url=http://www.jarviwiki.fi/wiki/Kuhmoinen |title=Kuhmoinen |date=2012 |work=Järviwiki |publisher=Finland's Environmental Administration |access-date=27 February 2012}}

Isojärvi National Park resides in Kuhmoinen on the south side of Lake Isojärvi.

History

Kuhmoinen was established in the medieval times. It was first mentioned in 1483 as Kuchmois. At the time, it was a part of the Padasjoki parish and a center of a fourth (neljänneskunta) within the parish.{{Cite web|title=SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=342|access-date=August 23, 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi}}

Twinnings

  • {{flagicon|Estonia}} Puhja Parish, Estonia{{cite web|title=Sõprussidemed|url=http://www.puhja.ee/index.php?page=103&|publisher=Puhja vald|access-date=2 May 2012|language=et}}

People born in Kuhmoinen

Gallery

File:Asejavarusmuseo.jpg|A military museum in Kuhmoinen

File:Mast in Kuhmoinen 2.jpg|A mast in Kuhmoinen

File:Isojärvi Isojärven kansallispuisto 2.jpg|Isojärvi National Park

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