Tohmajärvi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Kitee and Rääkkylä. The municipality of Värtsilä was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005. Sortavala, a town in the Republic of Karelia, is located south of Tohmajärvi.
Tohmajärvi is located along the Blue Highway, which is an international tourist route from Mo i Rana, Norway to Pudozh, Russia via Sweden. The border crossing to Russia, Niirala, is in Värtsilä, now part of Tohmajärvi.
One of the most significant highways in Tohmajärvi is Highway 9, which runs west through Joensuu, Kuopio, Jyväskylä and Tampere to Turku. The Blue Highway follows this highway to Tohmajärvi.
Climate Tohmajärvi has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc).
Notable people Anna Easteden, actress and model Katri Helena, singer Siiri Rantanen, skier Seppo Räty, javelin thrower Algot Untola, author and journalist
See also Lake Tohmajärvi Tohmajärvi Church
References
External links
Municipality of Tohmajärvi – Official website