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Paltamo | |
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Municipality | |
| Paltamon kunta Paltamo kommun | |
 Paltamo Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Paltamo in Finland | |
| Coordinates:64°24.5′N027°50.5′E / 64.4083°N 27.8417°E /64.4083; 27.8417 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kajaani |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pasi Ahoniemi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,139.12 km2 (439.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 918.79 km2 (354.75 sq mi) |
| • Water | 220.23 km2 (85.03 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 85th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,987 |
| • Rank | 212th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.25/km2 (8.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.7% |
| • 65 or older | 34% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Paltamo (Swedish:Paltamo, alsoPaldamo) is amunicipality ofFinland. It is part of theKainuuregion. The municipality has a population of 2,987(31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,139.12 square kilometres (439.82 sq mi) ofwhich 220.23 km2 (85.03 sq mi)is water.[1] Thepopulation density is3.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.4/sq mi). There are two built-up areas in the municipality: Kontiomäki and Paltamo. Kontiomäki has about 600 inhabitants.
It is 37 kilometres (23 mi) from Paltamo toKajaani and 145 kilometres (90 mi) toOulu.
The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
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Paltamo was first inhabited 8,500 years ago. The most sophisticated finding yet has been a weapon shaped like a bear's head. In 1552 kingGustav Vasa gave an order in which the areas of theLake Oulu were to be inhabited. 140 families left there. In 1555 it was counted that there were 133 families living in Paltamo. The picture[clarification needed] church of Paltamo was built in 1726 by Johan Simonpoika Knubb. It was the fourth church on the site. One of the most important persons in the Finnish history of literature –Eino Leino – was born in Hövelö in 1878.[5] Today Paltamo is one of the slowly declining municipalities of Finland.[citation needed]
The namePaltamo comes from the Finnish wordpalta "coastal slope".[6]
The wordpaltamo means a tar boat in the Kainuu dialect, which is the reason thecoat of arms of Paltamo has three black tar boats on a golden background.
Results of the2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Paltamo:[7]
As of2021 Finnish municipal elections, Paltamo municipal council is made up of: Centre Party (11 seats), Left Alliance (3), Finns Party (3), National Coalition Party (2), Social Democratic Party (1), and Christian Democrats (1).[8]
Media related toPaltamo at Wikimedia Commons
Paltamo travel guide from Wikivoyage
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