Suomussalmen kunta
Coat of Arms Location
Province	Oulu
Region	Kainuu
Sub-region	Kehys-Kainuu
Area - Of which land - Rank	5,856.90 km² 5,275.24 km² ranked 9th
Population - Density - Change - Rank	10,248 (2004) 1.9 inh./km² - 1.2% ranked 98th
Urbanisation	55.9%
Unemployment	25.8%
Official languages	Finnish
Municipal manager	Timo A. Säkkinen
Home page	http://www.suomussalmi.fi/

Suomussalmi 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 10,248 (2004) and covers an area of 5,856.90 km² of which 581.66 km² is water. The population density is 1.9 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... Kainuu (Swedish: Kajanaland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions (seutukunta in Finnish, ekonomisk region in Swedish). ... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by area as of 2003: 17321,32 km²: Inari/Enare 12416,81 km²: Sodankylä 8463,59 km²: Enontekiö/Enontekis 8411,79 km²: Kittilä 7915,51 km²: Rovaniemen_mlk/Rovaniemi_lk 6470,65 km²: Savukoski 5878,00 km²: Salla 5865,79 km²: Pudasj... This is a list of the municipalities of Finland sorted by population as of 31st of December 2005: Helsinki (Helsingfors) 560 905 {+0,3%} Espoo (Esbo) 231 704 {+1,9%} Tampere (Tammerfors) 204 337 {+0,7%} Vantaa (Vanda) 187 281 {+1,0%} Turku (Ã…bo) 174 868 {+0,0%} Oulu (Ule... Urbanization is the degree of or increase in urban character or nature. ... An 1837 political cartoon about unemployment in the United States. ... The council-manager government is one of 2 main variations of representative municipal government (for contrast, also see Mayor-Council government). ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... Kainuu (Swedish: Kajanaland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During the Winter War of 1939-40, several battles were fought in the area around Suomussalmi, the most important ones being the Battle of Suomussalmi and the Battle of Raate. In these battles small Finnish forces defeated numerically superior Soviet forces. Combatants Finland Soviet Union Commanders Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Kliment Voroshilov, later Semyon Timoshenko Strength 250,000 men 30 tanks 130 aircraft[1][2] 1,000,000 men 3,000 tanks 3,800 aircraft[3][4] Casualties 26,662 dead 39,886 wounded 1,000 captured[5] 126,875 dead... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Combatants Finland Soviet Union Commanders Colonel Hjalmar Siilasvuo General Dashitsev Strength Three regiments and separate battalions, 11,000 men Two divisions, one tank brigade (cca 45,000-50,000 men) Casualties 900 killed, 1770 wounded 27,500 killed and missing 85 tanks 537 trucks 1,620 horses 138 guns 6... Combatants Finland Soviet Union Commanders Hjalmar Siilasvuo Alexey Vinogradov Strength 6,000 25,000 Casualties 100-250 killed 17,500 killed, wounded or missing 1,200 captured Main article: Battle of Suomussalmi The Battle of Raate-Road was fought between the Soviet Union and Finland in January, 1940, as a... Soviet redirects here. ...

Formula 1 racing driver Heikki Kovalainen is from Suomussalmi, as well as the author Ilmari Kianto and the composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä. Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... Kovalainen testing for Renault F1 team in 2006 Heikki Kovalainen is a race car driver, born October 19, 1981 in Suomussalmi, Finland. ... Cosette Dwyer is an amazing author. ... Ilmari Kianto (May 7, 1874 Pulkkila - April 27, 1970 Helsinki), also known as Ilmari Calamnius, was a Finnish poet. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Osmo Tapio Räihälä (born January 15, 1964) is a Finnish composer of contemporary music. ...

External links

• Official website of Suomussalmi municipality

	Municipalities of Kainuu
	Hyrynsalmi | Kajaani | Kuhmo | Paltamo | Puolanka | Ristijärvi | Sotkamo | Suomussalmi | Vaala
	Kainuu | Oulu Province | Finland

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