Ristijärvi
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Ristijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Ristijärven kunta Ristijärvi kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ristijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E / 64.5050°N 28.217°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kajaani |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Petteri Seppänen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 897.93 km2 (346.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 835.83 km2 (322.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 94th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,160 |
| • Rank | 289th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.39/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98% (official) |
| • Others | 2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.3% |
| • 65 or older | 38.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.ristijarvi.fi |
Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 1,160 (31 October 2024),[2] which makes it the smallest municipality in Kainuu in terms of population. It covers an area of 897.93 square kilometres (346.69 sq mi) of which 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality was named after the Ristijärvi lake, Ristijärvi meaning "Cross Lake", referring to the shape of the lake.[6]
Politics
[edit]Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Ristijärvi:[7]
- Centre Party 41.5%
- Finns Party 25.7%
- Left Alliance 7.9%
- Social Democratic Party 7.6%
- National Coalition Party 7.3%
- Christian Democrats 5.8%
- Green League 2.3%
As of 2021 Finnish municipal elections, Ristijärvi municipal council is made up of: Centre Party (10 seats), Finns Party (2), National Coalition Party (1), Left Alliance (1), and Green League (1).[8]
People born in Ristijärvi
[edit]- Salomo Pulkkinen, Member of Parliament
- Kari Härkönen, cross country skier
- Hannu Takkula, Member of the European Parliament
- Kaisa Mäkäräinen, biathlete
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Suomalainen paikannimikirja (PDF). Helsinki: Karttakeskus & Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus. 2007. p. 380. ISBN 978-952-5446-96-8.
- ^ "Ristijärvi Tulospalvelu Eduskuntavaalit 2023". yle.fi. Yle. 2023. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Yle - Tulospalvelu - Ristijärvi - Oulun vaalipiiri - Kuntavaalit 2021". yle.fi. Yle. 2021. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
External links
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Media related to Ristijärvi at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Ristijärvi – Official website, (in Finnish), (in English), (in German)
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