Suomussalmi

Suomussalmi is a municipality in Finland and is located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 8,940 (30 September 2012) and covers an area of 5,857.59 square kilometres (2,261.63 sq mi) of which 587.03 km2 (226.65 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ämmänsaari is the biggest built-up area in the municipality.