Utajärvi

Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former province of Oulu. It is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Utajärvi to Oulu and 125 kilometres (78 mi) to Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 2,447 (30 June 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 1,736.73 square kilometres (670.56 sq mi) of which 65.55 km² (25.31 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 1.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Utajärvi
Municipality
Utajärven kunta Utajärvi kommun
Utajärvi Church
Coat of arms
Location of Utajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Oulunkaari
Charter	1865
Government
• Municipality manager	Kyösti Juujärvi
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,736.73 km2 (670.56 sq mi)
• Land	1,669.46 km2 (644.58 sq mi)
• Water	65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi)
• Rank	37th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	2,447
• Rank	235th largest in Finland
• Density	1.47/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	96.9% (official)
• Others	3.1%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	14.7%
• 15 to 64	53.5%
• 65 or older	31.8%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.utajarvi.fi

The municipality is probably best known for the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.

The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.

See also

• Finnish national road 22