- Population
- 5,390
- 5.4K
- Elevation
- 78 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kannus
- Airports
- KOK Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport45 km
- OUL Oulu Airport132 km
About Kannus
Kannus is a municipality. Location: Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia. Population: 5,390. Elevation: 78 m.
Kannus (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑnːus]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is situated in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,246 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 470.65 square kilometres (181.72 sq mi), of which 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Travel notes for Kannus
From Wikivoyage
Kannus is a town in Central Ostrobothnia.
Understand+
One of the larger towns in the Central Ostrobothnia and the Southern Oulu region (making up the "river valleys" region), Kannus unsurprisingly is bisected by a river - Lestijoki. It's also comparatively accessible by public transit even from further away as the main track from Helsinki up to Lapland passes through.
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By train:
The Ostrobothnia track (the western one of Finland's main north-south tracks) goes through Kannus, so there are direct trains from among others Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Seinäjoki, Kokkola, Oulu and Rovaniemi.
1 Kannus railway station (Kannuksen rautatieasema), Asematie 6. (updated Nov 2026)
By car:
Highway 28 connects to Kokkola from the west and Highway 4 (Finland) and Kajaani from the east. Local road 775 goes to Himanka on the coastal Highway 8.
By bus:
Buses connect from Kokkola and neighbouring towns and villages.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Kannus
- Kokkola
- Kalajoki
- Sievi
- Toholampi
Population of Kannus over time
| 2007 | 5,844 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5,745 | |
| 2009 | 5,793 | |
| 2010 | 5,737 | |
| 2011 | 5,697 | |
| 2012 | 5,736 | |
| 2013 | 5,675 | |
| 2014 | 5,643 | |
| 2015 | 5,590 | |
| 2016 | 5,578 | |
| 2017 | 5,520 | |
| 2025 | 5,246 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kannus
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -4° · Rain 47 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (70 mm)
- Driest month
- February (24 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | -1° | 5° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -9° | -3° | 2° | 8° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 50 | 70 | 66 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 38 |
How to get to Kannus
The nearest airport is Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Oulu Airport (OUL) (132 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 182 km to the west.
Airports
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 45 kmsouthwest
- Oulu Airport (OUL) Oulu / Oulunsalo 132 kmnortheast
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 146 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 182 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kannus
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 1 natural site, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km7 places
- Ullavanjärvi Lake 31 kmS
- Perhonjoki River 40 kmW
- Halsuanjoki River 54 kmS
- Öja Råberget Island 50 kmW
60–100 km12 places
- Saanijärvi Lake 99 kmSE
- Salamajärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 84 kmSE
- Pyhäjoki River 65 kmN
- Haapavesi TV Mast Landmark 70 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kannus
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources