Valtimo () is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Nurmes on 1 January 2020. It was located in the North Karelia region. In 2019, the municipality had a population of 2,140 and covered an area of , of which was water. The population density was . Neighbouring municipalities were Nurmes, Rautavaara and Sotkamo. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Places in Valtimo Pumppuamo People Aki Karvonen (born 1957) Jarmo Kärnä (born 1958) References External links Municipality of Valtimo – Official website Nurmes Populated places established in 1910 Populated places disestablished in 2020 Former municipalities of Finland