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Hyrynsalmi
Municipality
Hyrynsalmen kunta Hyrynsalmi kommun
Hyrynsalmi Church
Coat of arms
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E / 64.6750; 28.4917
Country	Finland
Region	Kainuu
Sub-region	Kehys-Kainuu sub-region
Founded (parish)	1786
Government
• Municipal manager	Heimo Keränen
Area  (2018-01-01) [1]
• Total	1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi)
• Land	1,421.27 km2 (548.76 sq mi)
• Water	100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi)
• Rank	50th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31) [2]
• Total	2,063
• Rank	254th largest in Finland
• Density	1.45/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
•  Finnish	97.7% (official)
•  Swedish	0.2%
• Others	2.1%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	9.2%
• 15 to 64	49.3%
• 65 or older	41.5%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 ( EET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+03:00 ( EEST)
Website	www.hyrynsalmi.fi

Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.

The municipality has a population of 2,063 (31 December 2023) ^[2] and covers an area of 1,521.38 square kilometres (587.41 sq mi) of which 100.32 km² (38.73 sq mi) is water. ^[1] The population density is 1.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.

Media related to Hyrynsalmi at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Hyrynsalmi – Official website
• Map of Hyrynsalmi (PDF file)

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