Suomussalmi (Finnish: [ˈsuo̯muˌsːɑlmi]) is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu and 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Kuusamo.

[1] The population density is 1.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.5/sq mi).

Suomussalmi is the second southernmost part of the reindeer-herding area in Finland.

Suomussalmi hosted the 2016 World Berry Picking Championship.

[6] Kuivajärvi and Hietajärvi, located close to the Russian border, have long belonged to the poetic villages of White Karelia, and the Karelian language, Viena Karelian, has traditionally been spoken in the area.