Muhos

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Muhos is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Oulu half an hour drive (35 km) on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 7,969 (2003) and covers an area of 796.69 km² of which 12.86 km² is water. The population density is 10.0 inhabitants per km². The river Oulujoki flows through the town and its countryside with the wide open plains of Pohjanmaa on the south side of the river and the forested hills of Kainuu on the northern side. Located in Muhos is the Pyhäkoski hydro-electric power station which was commissioned in 1949 and has the highest fall in Finland (32.4 metres).

[edit] Schools

Lutheran church, Muhos built in 1634 is the oldest wooden church in Finland still in year-round use.

Muhos Highschool (about 400 pupils ) Muhos Elementary school ( about 180 pupils )

[edit] Culture

Library (kirjasto), including a movie theater

[edit] Languages

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

[edit] Trivia

Armi Kuusela, winner of the Miss Universe (1952) beauty contest has born, been raised and lived in Muhos.

Muhos county has a village named Kylmälänkylä, which is, presumably, the longest village in Finland.

[edit] External links

• Official website (Finnish)

Coordinates: 64°48′25″N, 25°59′40″E

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