Kuhmoinen (Swedish: Kuhmois)[5] is a municipality of Finland, in Pirkanmaa region, but until 2021, it was part of the Central Finland region.[6] The municipality is home to 1,979 inhabitants.

Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Kangasala, Luhanka, Orivesi, Padasjoki and Sysmä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuhmoinen is a municipality very much preferred by summer residents, and the municipality's population increases fivefold during the summer months.[7]

Nature

There are 316 lakes in Kuhmoinen. Kuhmoinen lies on the west coast of Lake Päijänne. The largest lakes after Päijänne are Vehkajärvi and Isojärvi.[8]

Isojärvi National Park is situated in Kuhmoinen on the south side of Lake Isojärvi.

History

Kuhmoinen was established in the medieval times. It was first mentioned in 1483 as Kuchmois. At the time, it was a part of the Padasjoki parish and a center of a fourth (neljänneskunta) within the parish.[9]

Twinnings

People born in Kuhmoinen

References

  1. ↑ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
  3. ↑ "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  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. ↑ "Svenska ortnamn i Finland" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Huomisesta alkaen Kuhmoinen kuuluu Pirkanmaahan – Mökkikunnassa odotetaan lisää matkailijoita". YLE (in Finnish). December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Visit Kuhmoinen In English". Visit Kuhmoinen. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  8. ↑ "Kuhmoinen". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 342. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sõprussidemed" (in Estonian). Puhja vald. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

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