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Outokumpu, Finland

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This article is about a Finnish Municipality; for the company, see Outokumpu

Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Outokumpu is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number].

The municipality was formerly known as Kuusjärvi. In 1968 it became a market town and was renamed as Outokumpu after the copper mine located in the municipality. Outokumpu gained town privileges in 1977.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The steel manufacturer Outokumpu originates from the city of Outokumpu.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

References

  1. ^ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference total_area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Kohtla-Järve linn. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
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