Other important cities within the oblast include Konotop, Okhtyrka, Romny, and Shostka.

On territory of the Sumy Oblast important centers of Ukrainian culture are located, such as the city of Hlukhiv which served as a hetman residence during the Cossack Hetmanate as well as the cities of Okhtyrka and Sumy which were regional centers of the Sloboda Ukraine.

In regard to border crossings, since 2006 the city of Sumy has an airport which has an international checkpoint.

[6] All of them are transit because crossing the oblast flowing from the territory of the Russian Federation west towards Dnieper.

The oblast is rich in picturesque banks of numerous rivers, and sources of mineral waters.

The only place for pesticide utilization in Ukraine[citation needed] is Shostka, Sumy Oblast.

During World War II in 1941–43, it was occupied by Nazi Germany under administration of the German Wehrmacht.

On 4 April 2022 Governor of Sumy Oblast Dmytro Zhyvytskyi stated that Russian troops no longer occupied any towns or villages in Sumy Oblast and had mostly withdrawn, while Ukrainian troops were working to push out the remaining units.

[10] On 8 April 2022 Zhyvytskyi stated that all Russian troops had left Sumy Oblast.

The governor of the oblast (chairman of state regional administration) is appointed by the President of Ukraine.