Paltamo
Paltamo | |
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Municipality | |
| Paltamon kunta Paltamo kommun | |
Paltamo Church | |
Location of Paltamo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°24.5′N 027°50.5′E / 64.4083°N 27.8417°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kajaani |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pasi Ahoniemi |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• 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 (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 2,989 |
| • Rank | 211th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.25/km2 (8.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
| • Others | 1.8% |
| 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, also Paldamo) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 2,989 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 1,139.12 square kilometres (439.82 sq mi) of which 220.23 km2 (85.03 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.25 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 to Kajaani and 145 kilometres (90 mi) to Oulu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.