Toholampi

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Municipality in Central Ostrobothnia, 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 / 63.7750°N 24.250°E / 63.7750; 24.250
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  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,799
• Rank	223rd largest in Finland
• Density	4.59/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

Toholampi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,799 (31 December 2024)^[6] 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 4.59 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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. ^ "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-01-23. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
3. ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 13 January 2010.

External links

• Media related to Toholampi at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Toholampi – Official website

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