Kuhmo, Municipality in Kainuu region, Finland
Located in eastern Finland, Kuhmo extends across 5,456 square kilometers of land with 600 lakes and dense forests near the Russian border.
The first inhabitants settled in Kuhmo around 8000 BCE, with archaeological evidence of Stone Age settlements discovered near Ontojärvi and Lammasjärvi lakes.
The Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, established in 1970, presents classical performances in July, making this municipality a center for musical excellence.
The Petola Visitor Centre provides information about local wildlife, focusing on large predators including bears, wolves, and wolverines in their natural environment.
The Winter War Museum presents artifacts and documents from the 1939-1940 conflict when Finnish forces prevented Soviet advances through mountain warfare tactics.
Location: Kainuu
Inception: 1865
Shares border with: Hyrynsalmi, Lieksa, Nurmes, Ristijärvi, Sotkamo, Suomussalmi
Website: https://kuhmo.fi
GPS coordinates: 64.12617,29.51951
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:44
Kostomuksha Nature Reserve
55.4 km
Vartius
51.8 km
Hiidenportti National Park
36.1 km
Nurmes Church
67.3 km
Kuhmo Arts Centre
432 m
Winter war museum
3.5 km
Murtovaara House Museum
47.3 km
Lentiira Church
32.8 km
Sotkamo Church
54.1 km
Kuhmo Church
493 m
Uitonsalmi railway bridge
76 km
Raate Frontier Guard Museum
76.3 km
Viekijärvi Church
71.8 km
Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkko
60.3 km
Vuokatti church
60.7 km
Tervasalmi bridge
21 km
Juminkeko
314 m
Tuupala museum
752 m
Sotkamo Museum
53.9 km
Kuhmo Town Library
772 m
Tervajärvi Museum
39.2 km
Nurmes Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul
67.6 km
Nurmijärvi parish house
70.7 km
Братская могила коммунистов деревни Контокки, расстрелянных белофиннами (Костомукша)
72.9 km
Kontiomäki railway station building
72 km
Памятник, установленный в честь первооткрывателей Костомукшского железорудного месторождения (Костомукша)
73.2 km
Sotkamo cemetery chapel
54.2 km
Belfry at Ristijärvi Church
76.1 kmReviews
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