Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Notable people Olli Miettinen (1869–1946) – politician Väinö Ikonen (1895–1954) – Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympian Antti Rissanen (born 1931) – sport shooter and Olympian Tuula Haatainen (born 1960) – politician Elisa Holopainen (born 2001) – ice hockey player and Olympic bronze medalist References External links Municipality of Tuusniemi – Official website Municipalities of North Savo Populated places established in 1870 1870 establishments in the Russian Empire