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| Province | Oulu | ||||
| Region | Kainuu | ||||
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu | ||||
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5,856. The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) The Province of Oulu is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland. Finland is divided into 20 regions ( maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish) Kainuu (Kajanaland is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions ( seutukunta in Finnish, ekonomisk region in Swedish) 90 km² 5,275. 24 km² ranked 9th |
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10,248 (2004) 1. This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by Area as of 1st of January 2006: 17333 9 inh. /km² - 1. 2% ranked 98th |
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| Urbanisation | 55. This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by Population as of 31st of December 2005: Helsinki (Helsingfors Urbanizationn (also spelled urbanisation) is the physical growth of Urban areas into rural or natural land as a result of population in-migration to an existing 9% | ||||
| Unemployment | 25. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. 8% | ||||
| Official languages | Finnish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Timo A. Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government Säkkinen | ||||
| Home page | http://www.suomussalmi.fi/ | ||||
Suomussalmi is a municipality in Finland and is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Kainuu region. ||-||}The municipalities ( kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) The Province of Oulu is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland. Kainuu (Kajanaland is a region ( maakunta / landskap) of Finland. Finland is divided into 20 regions ( maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish) The municipality has a population of 10,248 (2004) and covers an area of 5,856. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 90 km² of which 581. 66 km² is water. The population density is 1. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality.
Suomussalmi is the southernmost part of the reindeer hearding area in Finland.
During the Winter War of 1939-40, several battles were fought in the area around Suomussalmi, the most important ones being the Battle of Suomussalmi and the Battle of Raate. The Winter War (Talvisota Советско-финляндская война - official Зимняя война - unofficial Vinterkriget began when the Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Suomussalmi was fought between Finnish and Soviet forces in the Winter War. The Battle of Raate road was a battle fought during the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland in January 1940 as a part of the Battle In these battles small Finnish forces defeated numerically superior Soviet forces. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Formula 1 racing driver Heikki Kovalainen is from Suomussalmi, as well as the author Ilmari Kianto and the composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä. Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (born October 19, 1981 in Suomussalmi, Finland) is a racing driver. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Ilmari Kianto ( May 7, 1874 Pulkkila - April 27, 1970 Helsinki) also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Osmo Tapio Everton Räihälä (born January 15, 1964 in Suomussalmi, Finland) is a Finnish Composer of Contemporary music