Nurmes
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| Location of Nurmes in Finland Location of Nurmes in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Pielinen sub-region | |
| Charter | 1810 | |
| Town privileges | 1973 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Asko Saatsi | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,854.79 km2 (716.14 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,601.09 km2 (618.18 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 253.7 km2 (98.0 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 49th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 7,983 | |
| • Rank | 127th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.99/km2 (12.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 24.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.nurmes.fi | |
Nurmes is a town and municipality of Finland.
It was located in the former province of Eastern Finland until 2010 and is now in the North Karelia region. The town has a population of 7,983 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,854.79 square kilometres (716.14 sq mi) of which 253.7 km2 (98.0 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.9/sq mi). Nurmes railway station is now the northern terminus of a twice-daily VR passenger train service from Joensuu; the service will be withdrawn in 2016.[6] The railway north of Nurmes is open for freight only.
Hotel club Bomba is situated in Nurmes.
Nurmes is also the official Christmas Carol City of Europe.
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Karelian nest
The municipality is officially unilingually Finnish, but in 2009, Finland’s first Karelian language "nest" (pre-school immersion group) was established in Nurmes.[7]
International relations
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Twin towns — Sister cities
Nurmes is twinned with:
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- Town of Nurmes – Official website
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