Valtimo

{{Short description|Former Finnish municipality}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

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

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Valtimo

|official_name = {{lang|fi|Valtimon kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Valtimo kommun}}

|settlement_type = Former municipality

|image_skyline = Valtimo.jpg

|imagesize =

|image_caption = Valtimo Church

|image_shield = Valtimo.vaakuna.svg

|image_map = Valtimo.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg

|mapsize = 150px

|map_caption = Location of Valtimo in Finland

|pushpin_mapsize = 150px

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Finland

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = North Karelia

|subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

|subdivision_name2 = Pielinen sub-region

|leader_title = Municipal manager

|leader_name = Leena Mustonen

|established_title = Charter

|established_date = 1910

|established_title2 = Consolidated

|established_date2 = 2020

|area_footnotes = {{cite web | url=http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/maanmittauslaitos.fi/files/attachments/2018/01/Suomen_pa_2018_kunta_maakunta.pdf | title=Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018 | website=National Land Survey of Finland | access-date=30 January 2018}}

|area_total_km2 = 838.07

|area_land_km2 = 800.35

|area_water_km2 = 37.75

|population_as_of = 2019-01-31

|population_footnotes = {{Cite web |url=https://www.stat.fi/til/vamuu/2019/01/vamuu_2019_01_2019-02-26_tie_001_fi.html|title=Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019|publisher=Statistics Finland|language=fi|access-date=15 March 2019}}

|population_total = 2140

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +2

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +3

|coordinates = {{coord|63|40.8|N|028|49|E|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = Postal code

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

}}

Valtimo ({{literal translation|artery}}) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Nurmes on 1 January 2020.

It was located in the North Karelia region. In 2019, the municipality had a population of 2,140 and covered an area of {{convert|838.07|km2}}, of which {{convert|37.75|km2|abbr=on}} was water. The population density was {{pop density|2140|838.07|km2|sqmi}}. Neighbouring municipalities were Nurmes, Rautavaara and Sotkamo.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.