North Ostrobothnia, Finland · Europe
Kuusamo sits on the route: 55 minutes from Posio, 40km from Riisitunturi National Park.
Kuusamo is a town located in North Ostrobothnia, Finland. With a population of 14,784, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kuusamo sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kuusamo to your route.
Kuusamo (Finnish: [ˈkuːsɑmo]; Northern Sami: Guossán; Inari Sami: Kuáccám; Russian: Куусамо) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in Koillismaa, the northeastern part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 14,800 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 5,808.92Read more
square kilometres (2,242.84 sq mi) of which 830.81 km2 (320.78 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.7/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kuusamo is a major center for winter sports and receives approximately a million tourists every year. One of the largest ski resorts in Finland, Ruka, is situated in Kuusamo. Ruka is also the host of many international competitions in ski jumping, cross-country skiing, and Nordic combined. The 2005 World Championships of Freestyle Skiing was held in Kuusamo. Kuusamo Airport is located 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Kuusamo's town centre.
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Kuusamo is located in North Ostrobothnia, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 65.9645 latitude, 29.1888 longitude.
Kuusamo has a population of approximately 14,784 people, making it a town in Finland.
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Full driving guide for Finland3 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Fell-top park near Posio famed for tykky: spruce trees crusted into white sculptures by rime ice, with hillside bogs and views over Lake Kitkajärvi. A prime aurora foreground; the summit trail starts at the road-end car park.
40 km · about 45 min drive
national park
River-gorge national park near the Russian border with rapids, suspension bridges and the Karhunkierros trail, driveable from Kuusamo.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Finland's largest canyon lake, a 3 km sliver of dark water between 50 m cliffs in Hossa National Park, crossed by a suspension bridge and cruised by summer boats that pass ancient rock paintings. A forest road leads to the trailhead.
47 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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