Ristijärvi () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the smallest municipality in Kainuu in terms of population. It covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality was founded in 1867, while the , designed by Gustaf af Sillén, dates back to 1807. The municipality was named after the Ristijärvi lake () referring to the shape of the lake.
Politics Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Ristijärvi:
Centre Party 41.5% Finns Party 25.7% Left Alliance 7.9% Social Democratic Party 7.6% National Coalition Party 7.3% Christian Democrats 5.8% Green League 2.3%
As of 2021 Finnish municipal elections, Ristijärvi municipal council is made up of: Centre Party (10 seats), Finns Party (2), National Coalition Party (1), Left Alliance (1), and Green League (1).
People born in Ristijärvi Salomo Pulkkinen, Member of Parliament Kari Härkönen, cross country skier Hannu Takkula, Member of the European Parliament Kaisa Mäkäräinen, biathlete
References
External links
Municipality of Ristijärvi – Official website