Kuhmoinen

Kuhmoinen (Swedish: Kuhmois)^[5] is a municipality of Finland, in Pirkanmaa region, but until 2021, it was part of the Central Finland region.^[6] The municipality is home to 2,020 inhabitants.

Kuhmoinen Kuhmois
Municipality
Kuhmoisten kunta Kuhmois kommun
Restaurant Pub Wanha Pankki in Kuhmoinen
Coat of arms
Location of Kuhmoinen in Finland
Coordinates: 61°34′N 025°11′E
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Tampere
Government
• Municipal manager	Anne Heusala
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	936.68 km2 (361.65 sq mi)
• Land	660.93 km2 (255.19 sq mi)
• Water	275.74 km2 (106.46 sq mi)
• Rank	129th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	2,020
• Rank	254th largest in Finland
• Density	3.06/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.2% (official)
• Swedish	0.5%
• Others	2.4%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	8.1%
• 15 to 64	48%
• 65 or older	43.9%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.kuhmoinen.fi

Neighbour municipalities are Jämsä, Kangasala, Luhanka, Orivesi, Padasjoki and Sysmä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuhmoinen is a municipality very much preferred by summer residents, and the municipality's population increases fivefold during the summer months.^[7]

Nature

There are altogether even 316 lakes in Kuhmoinen. Kuhmoinen lies on the west coast of Lake Päijänne. Biggest lakes in Kuhmoinen after Päijänne are Vehkajärvi and Isojärvi.^[8]

Isojärvi National Park 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 Padasjoki parish and a center of a fourth (neljänneskunta) within the parish.^[9]

Twinnings

• Puhja Parish, Estonia^[10]

People born in Kuhmoinen

• Robert Ruohtula (1853 – 1914)
• Joel Naaralainen (1867 – 1915)

Gallery

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  A military museum in Kuhmoinen
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  A mast in Kuhmoinen
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  Isojärvi National Park