Tuusniemi
{{Short description|Municipality of North Savo, Finland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Tuusniemi
| official_name = {{lang|fi|Tuusniemen kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Tuusniemi kommun}}
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Tuusniemen kunnantalo - Keskitie 22 - Tuusniemen kk - Tuusniemi.jpg
| image_caption = Tuusniemi town hall
| image_shield = Tuusniemi.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Tuusniemi sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Tuusniemi in Finland
|coordinates = {{coord|62|48.5|N|028|29.5|E|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = North Savo
| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region
| subdivision_name2 = North Eastern Savonia
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_name = Timo Kiviluoma [https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9815703 Tuusniemen kunnanjohtajaksi Timo Kiviluoma, 5 September, 2017, Yle]
| established_title = Charter
| established_date = 1870
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|timezone = EET
|utc_offset = +02:00
|timezone_DST = EEST
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00
| website = {{Official URL}}
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Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, {{convert|59|km}} east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Tuusniemi}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Tuusniemi}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Tuusniemi}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Tuusniemi|round=2}}|PD/km2}}
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
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Tuusniemi}}
{{wikivoyage-inline|Tuusniemi}}
- [https://www.tuusniemi.fi/ Municipality of Tuusniemi] – Official website {{in lang|fi}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Tuusniemi
| N = Kaavi
| E = Outokumpu (North Karelia)
| SE = Heinävesi (North Karelia)
| SW = Leppävirta
| W = Kuopio
}}
{{NorthernSavonia}}
{{authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of North Savo
Category:Populated places established in 1870
Category:1870 establishments in the Russian Empire
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