Suomussalmi
Suomussalmi is a city in Finland with a population of about 7,001.
FinlandSmall town🏆 #247 most populated in Finland🕐 Europe/Helsinki
Suomussalmi is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu and 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Kuusamo. The municipality has a population of 6,957 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 5,857.60 square kilometres (2,261.63 sq mi) of which 587.03 km2 (226.65 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality.
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About Suomussalmi
| Country | Finland |
| Continent | Europe |
| Explore | 18 |
| Population | 7,001 |
| Local currency | EUR |
| Coordinates | 64.8868, 28.9078 |
| Time zone | Europe/Helsinki |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 562 km · Helsinki |
| Population (Finland) | #247 most populated in Finland |
| Where on Earth | 64°53′13″N · 28°54′28″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 7,223 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 2,796 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 99% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Arkhangel’sk (Russia) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -64.89, -151.09 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Moscow | 1,120 km |
| London | 2,225 km |
| Paris | 2,369 km |
| Cairo | 3,878 km |
| Dubai | 4,797 km |
| Beijing | 5,947 km |