Artjärvi (Finnish: [ˈɑrtˌjærʋi]; Swedish: Artsjö) is a former municipality of Finland.

It had a population of 1,412 (31 October 2010)[2] and covered a land area of 177.01 square kilometres (68.34 sq mi).

[1] The population density was 7.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.7/sq mi).

In the 15th century, Artjärvi was the center of a taxation division, when it was also known as Sääksjärvi.

Artjärvi, at the time a part of the Lapinjärvi parish, became the center of a chapel community in 1636.