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Municipality

Tuusniemi

Located in Koillis-Savo, Northern Savonia Coordinates: 62°45′52″ N 28°28′17″ E

Map showing the location of Tuusniemi Tuusniemi
Location in Finland
Population
2,864
2.9K
Elevation
78 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Tuusniemi
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KUO Kuopio Airport44 km
JOE Joensuu Airport60 km

About Tuusniemi

Tuusniemi is a municipality. Location: Koillis-Savo, Northern Savonia. Population: 2,864. Elevation: 78 m.

From Wikipedia

Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 59 kilometres (37 mi) east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of 2,270 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 699.43 square kilometres (270.05 sq mi) of which 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.8/sq mi) Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1870
Area
543 km²
Official website
tuusniemi.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Tuusniemi

From Wikivoyage

Tuusniemi is a municipality in the North Savonia region of Eastern Finland.

Get in+

Kuopio is the nearest city, and 1 Kuopio Airport located in Siilinjärvi is the nearest airport. Highway 9 runs through Tuusniemi.

By bus:

Coaches coordinated by Matkahuolto connect Tuusniemi between Kuopio and Joensuu.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Tuusniemi

  • Heinävesi
  • Kaavi
  • Kuopio
  • Outokumpu
  • Leppävirta

Population of Tuusniemi over time

Population of Tuusniemi over time
2007 2,934
2008 2,877
2009 2,864
2010 2,864
2011 2,820
2012 2,795
2013 2,802
2014 2,750
2015 2,719
2016 2,643
2017 2,597
2023 2,313

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Tuusniemi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
August (82 mm)
Driest month
February (33 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 Tuusniemi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°0°6°14°19°22°19°12°6°0°-4°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-8°-3°4°9°12°10°5°1°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)433336354065748264575851

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tuusniemi

The nearest airport is Kuopio Airport (KUO), 44 km to the northwest as the crow flies.

Airports

  • Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 44 kmnorthwest
  • Joensuu Airport (JOE) Joensuu 60 kmeast
  • Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 95 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Tuusniemi

Within 100 km: 4 natural sites, 53 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Rikkavesi Lake 15 kmNE
  • Kaavinjärvi Lake 19 kmN
  • Riistavesi Lake 20 kmNW
  • Varislampi Lake 25 kmS

25–60 km13 places

  • Unnukka Lake 49 kmSW
  • Suurijärvi Lake 45 kmSE
  • Sorsavesi Lake 57 kmSW
  • Kuvansi Lake 59 kmSW

60–100 km37 places

  • Pyhäselkä Lake 67 kmSE
  • Soisalo Island 67 kmW
  • Niinivesi Lake 87 kmW
  • Kuttajärvi Lake 70 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Tuusniemi

1 place
  1. 1 Tuusniemi 2.3K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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