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Kuusamo is a city of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 16997(2006) and covers an area of 5,804.54 km² of which 801.04 km² is water. The population density is 3.0 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Kuusamo is a major center for winter sports and receives approximately a million tourists every year. It is also the host of many international competitions in ski jumping, cross country skiing and biathlon. |