Toholampi

Toholampi
Municipality
Toholammin kunta
Toholampi kommun
Toholampi church
Toholampi church
Coat of arms of Toholampi
Location of Toholampi in Finland
Location of Toholampi in Finland
Interactive map of Toholampi
Coordinates: 63°46.5′N 024°15′E / 63.7750°N 24.250°E / 63.7750; 24.250
Country Finland
RegionCentral Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKaustinen sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerJukka Hillukkala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
616.89 km2 (238.18 sq mi)
 • Land609.16 km2 (235.20 sq mi)
 • Water8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
 • Rank139th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,750
 • Rank223rd largest in Finland
 • Density4.51/km2 (11.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.3% (official)
 • Others2.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1418.3%
 • 15 to 6453.7%
 • 65 or older28.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.toholampi.fi

Toholampi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,750 (31 December 2025)[5] and covers an area of 616.89 square kilometres (238.18 sq mi) of which 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kannus, Kokkola, Lestijärvi and Sievi.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people

  • Mika Lintilä, politician
  • Hannu Hirvikoski, writer
  • Pekka Jylhä, sculptor
  • Mauri Leppänen, volleyballer
  • Virve Nuotio, soloist
  • Samsa Tuikka, runner
  • Teemu Wirkkala, javelin thrower
  • Albert Gebhard, painter

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
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