Toholampi

Toholampi is a municipality of Finland.

Toholampi
Municipality
Toholammin kunta Toholampi kommun
Toholampi church
Coat of arms
Location of Toholampi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°46.5′N 024°15′E
Country	Finland
Region	Central Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Kaustinen sub-region
Charter	1865
Government
• Municipal manager	Jukka Hillukkala
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	616.89 km2 (238.18 sq mi)
• Land	609.16 km2 (235.20 sq mi)
• Water	8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
• Rank	139th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	2,787
• Rank	223rd largest in Finland
• Density	4.58/km2 (11.9/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.5% (official)
• Others	2.5%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	18.3%
• 15 to 64	53.7%
• 65 or older	28.1%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.toholampi.fi

It is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,787 (30 June 2025)^[5] and covers an area of 616.89 square kilometres (238.18 sq mi) of which 8.45 km² (3.26 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 4.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.9/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kannus, Kokkola, Lestijärvi and Sievi.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people

• Mika Lintilä, politician
• Hannu Hirvikoski, writer
• Pekka Jylhä, sculptor
• Mauri Leppänen, volleyballer
• Virve Nuotio, soloist
• Samsa Tuikka, runner
• Teemu Wirkkala, javelin thrower
• Albert Gebhard, painter