Tuusniemi
Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Olli Miettinen – politician
- Väinö Ikonen – Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympian
- Antti Rissanen – sport shooter and Olympian
- Tuula Haatainen – politician
- Elisa Holopainen – ice hockey player and Olympic bronze medalist