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Tohmajärvi

Located in Keski-Karjala, North Karelia Coordinates: 62°15′00″ N 30°20′00″ E

Map showing the location of Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi
Location in Finland
Population
4,242
4.2K
Elevation
97 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
2
listed under Tohmajärvi
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
JOE Joensuu Airport59 km
SVL Savonlinna Airport80 km

About Tohmajärvi

Tohmajärvi is a municipality. Location: Keski-Karjala, North Karelia. Population: 4,242. Elevation: 97 m.

From Wikipedia

Tohmajärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtohmɑˌjærʋi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,869 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 895.36 square kilometres (345.70 sq mi) of which 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Kitee and Rääkkylä.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1869
Area
838 km²
Official website
tohmajarvi.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Tohmajärvi

From Wikivoyage

Tohmajärvi is a municipality in North Karelia, Finland. Kemie is the administrative centre.

Understand+

The municipality lies at the Russian border, with a border crossing. The Finnish part of the Värtsilä municipality was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005.

Tourist information:

Visit Tohmajärvi, ☏ +358 50-363-6154 (Renkitupa), +358 50-373-8172 (Pitäjätupa). In summer, according to the businesses' hours, see below.. The face-to-face tourist information is delegated to two summer cafés, one of the residents' association, one of congregation volunteers.

Get in+

Tohmajärvi is on the Blue Highway – from Mo i Rana via Umeå, Vaasa, Kuopio and Joensuu – the last stretch to Tohmajärvi along highway 9. The route crosses the border at the 1 Niirala border crossing point (the Russian side: Värtsilä, Вя́ртсиля) and continues to Petrozavodsk (Finnish: Petroskoi).

Highway 6, via Imatra in the south, passes through the western part of the municipality, where it joins Highway 9 from Joensuu.

By bus:

Joukkis bus line between Joensuu and Savonlinna stops at Tohmajärvi. Tohmajärvi belongs to JOJO Waltti fare zone C.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Tohmajärvi

  • Joensuu
  • Kitee
  • Rääkkylä

Population of Tohmajärvi over time

Population of Tohmajärvi over time
2007 5,239
2008 5,161
2009 5,079
2010 5,008
2011 4,992
2012 4,897
2013 4,876
2014 4,833
2015 4,738
2016 4,653
2017 4,571
2023 4,066

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Tohmajärvi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
August (82 mm)
Driest month
April (34 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
Climate of Tohmajärvi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°0°6°15°20°22°19°13°6°0°-4°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-9°-3°3°8°11°9°4°0°-5°-11°
Precipitation (mm)443535343562758266645958

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tohmajärvi

The nearest airport is Joensuu Airport (JOE), 59 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (155 km).

Airports

  • Joensuu Airport (JOE) Joensuu 59 kmnorthwest
  • Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 80 kmsouthwest
  • Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 155 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Tohmajärvi

Within 100 km: 5 natural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Särkijärvi Lake 17 kmNW
  • Kiteenjärvi Lake 19 kmSW

25–60 km10 places

  • Puruvesi Lake 58 kmSW
  • Viiksinselkä Lake 50 kmNE
  • Pyhäselkä Lake 46 kmNW
  • Kangasvesi Lake 51 kmN

60–100 km19 places

  • Enonselkä Lake 82 kmN
  • Kolin Kansallispuisto Natural site 96 kmN
  • Suurijärvi Lake 69 kmNW
  • Kermajärvi Lake 88 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Tohmajärvi

2 places
  1. 1 Tohmajärvi 3.9K
  2. 2 Kemie 1.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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