Kuhmo (Russian:Кухмо) is a town and a municipality in Finland and is located at the south-eastern corner of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 8,934 (30 June 2015) and covers an area of 5,456.82 square kilometres (2,106.89 sq mi) of which 649.97 km (250.95 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.8/sq mi). It has a borderline of 120 kilometres (75 mi) with Russia. Neighbour towns are Hyrynsalmi, Lieksa, Nurmes, Ristijärvi, Sotkamo and Suomussalmi. Neighbour city across the Russian border is Kostomuksha. Vartius, one of the border crossing points between Finland and Russia, is located in northern Kuhmo