Kuhmoinen ( sv, Kuhmois) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, in

Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa (; sv, Birkaland; la, Birkaria, link=no), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Sou ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

, but until 2021, it was part of the

Central Finland Central Finland ( fi, Keski-Suomi; sv, Mellersta Finland) is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, No ...

region. The municipality is home to inhabitants. Neighbour municipalities are

Jämsä Jämsä () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the second largest town of the Central Finland after Jyväskyl ...

Kangasala Kangasala is a city in Finland which is situated about 16 kilometres East of Tampere. The city was founded in 1865 and had a population of people as of . Kangasala covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Finnish auth ...

Luhanka Luhanka ( sv, Luhanka, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. In relation to its population Luhanka is not just the small ...

Orivesi Orivesi () is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality official language is monoling ...

Padasjoki Padasjoki () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is from Padasjoki to Lahti and to Heinola. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area ...

and

Sysmä Sysmä () is a municipality of Finland. It is situated in the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Asikkala, Hartol ...

. The municipality is unilingually

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

Nature

There are all together even 316 lakes in Kuhmoinen. Kuhmoinen lies on the west coast of

Lake Päijänne Lake Päijänne () is the second largest lake in Finland (). The lake drains into the Gulf of Finland via the Kymi River. The major islands are from north to south Vuoritsalo, Muuratsalo, Onkisalo, Judinsalo, Edessalo, Taivassalo, Haukkasalo, ...

. Biggest lakes in Kuhmoinen after Päijänne are

Vehkajärvi Vehkajärvi is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is located at the border of Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia and Central Finland regions in the Finnish Lakeland and there mostly in the municipality of Kangasala, and for lesser parts in the muni ...

and Isojärvi.

Isojärvi National Park Isojärvi National Park ( fi, Isojärven kansallispuisto) is a national park in Central Finland. It covers and was established in 1982. Its scenery is fluctuating by its level and the vegetation is dominated by Scots pine and Norway spruce fores ...

resides in Kuhmoinen on the south side of Lake Isojärvi.

History

Kuhmoinen was established in the medieval times. It was first mentioned in 1483 as ''Kuchmois''. At the time, it was a part of the

parish and a center of a fourth (''neljänneskunta'') within the parish.

Twinnings

Puhja Parish Puhja Parish was a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. Settlements Gallery File:Puhja.jpg, The local government building in Puhja Puhja is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Tartu County, in Elva Parish Estonia. It was the adminis ...

, Estonia

People born in Kuhmoinen

Robert Ruohtula Robert Ruohtula (15 November 1853, in Kuhmoinen – 8 May 1914) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, fo ...

(1853 – 1914) *

Joel Naaralainen Joel Fridolf Naaralainen (13 December 1867 - 30 December 1915) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1908, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He was born in Kuhmoine ...

(1867 – 1915)

Gallery

File:Asejavarusmuseo.jpg, A military museum in Kuhmoinen File:Mast in Kuhmoinen 2.jpg, A mast in Kuhmoinen File:Isojärvi Isojärven kansallispuisto 2.jpg,

References

External links

Municipality of Kuhmoinen
– Official website
Isojärvi National Park
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