Toholampi
Municipality in Central Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Toholampi is a municipality of Finland.
Toholampi | |
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Municipality | |
| Toholammin kunta Toholampi kommun | |
 Toholampi church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Toholampi in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Toholampi | |
| Coordinates: 63°46.5′N 024°15′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Hillukkala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 616.89 km2 (238.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 609.16 km2 (235.20 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 139th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,750 |
| • Rank | 223rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.51/km2 (11.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.3% (official) |
| • Others | 2.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.7% |
| • 65 or older | 28.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
It is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,750 (31 December 2025)[5] and covers an area of 616.89 square kilometres (238.18 sq mi) of which 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kannus, Kokkola, Lestijärvi and Sievi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Mika Lintilä, politician
- Hannu Hirvikoski, writer
- Pekka Jylhä, sculptor
- Mauri Leppänen, volleyballer
- Virve Nuotio, soloist
- Samsa Tuikka, runner
- Teemu Wirkkala, javelin thrower
- Albert Gebhard, painter
