Hyrynsalmi

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Hyrynsalmen kunta
Coat of Arms Location
Province Oulu
Region Kainuu
Sub-region Kehys-Kainuu
Area
- Of which land
- Rank
1,520.80 km²
1,423.22 km²
ranked 34th
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank
3,148 (2004)
2.2 inh./km²
- 2.0%
ranked 282th
Urbanisation 54.2%
Unemployment 24.9%
Official languages Finnish
Municipal manager Heimo Keränen
Home page http://www.hyrynsalmi.fi/

Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 3,148 and covers an area of 1,520.80 km² of which 97.58 km² is water. The population density is 2.2 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

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Coordinates: 64°40′35″N, 28°29′40″E