Suomussalmi

Suomussalmen kunta
Coat of Arms Location
Province	Oulu
Region	Kainuu
Sub-region	Kehys-Kainuu
Area - Of which land - Rank	5,856.90 km² 5,275.24 km² ranked 9th
Population - Density - Change - Rank	10,248 (2004) 1.9 inh./km² - 1.2% ranked 98th
Urbanisation	55.9%
Unemployment	25.8%
Official languages	Finnish
Municipal manager	Timo A. Säkkinen
Home page	http://www.suomussalmi.fi/

Suomussalmi is a municipality in Finland and is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 10,248 (2004) and covers an area of 5,856.90 km² of which 581.66 km² is water. The population density is 1.9 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality.

During the Winter War of 1939-40, several battles were fought in the area around Suomussalmi, the most important ones being the Battle of Suomussalmi and the Battle of Raate. In these battles small Finnish forces defeated numerically superior Soviet forces.

External links

* Official website of Suomussalmi municipality