Tohma­järvi Muni­cip­ality

Tohmajärvi is located at the Russian border, in the Central Karelia region in the south-eastern part of Northern Karelia. The municipality of Värtsilä that separated from Tohmajärvi in 1920 reunited at the beginning of 2005. The population of Tohmajärvi is 4,482 (December 31, 2018) and its surface area is 895 km2, including 58 km2 of waterways. Tohmajärvi is neighboured by Kitee, Rääkkylä and Joensuu.

Tohmajärvi has the most eastern border station in EU. The station is the fourth busiest one at the eastern border of Finland after Nuijamaa, Vaalimaa and Imatra, as measured by passenger traffic. The number of passengers crossing the border in 2018 totalled 1.15 million. Freight traffic also travels smoothly by rail and road through the Niirala station. Highways 6 and 9 lead to Tohmajärvi. The Karelia railway and the railway connection between Onkamo and Niirala offer a direct transport route all the way to China.