Kannus is a town and municipality of Finland. It is situated in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,249 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 470.65 square kilometres (181.72 sq mi), of which 2.41 km² (0.93 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 11.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbour municipalities are Kalajoki, Kokkola, Sievi and Toholampi.

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Kannus
Town
Kannuksen kaupunki Kannus stad
Kannus Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Kannus in Finland
Coordinates: 63°54′N 023°55′E
Country	Finland
Region	Central Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Kokkola sub-region
Charter	1859
Government
• Town manager	Jussi Niinistö
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	470.65 km2 (181.72 sq mi)
• Land	468.04 km2 (180.71 sq mi)
• Water	2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
• Rank	184th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,249
• Rank	163rd largest in Finland
• Density	11.21/km2 (29.0/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.2% (official)
• Swedish	0.4%
• Others	2.4%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	18.1%
• 15 to 64	57.5%
• 65 or older	24.4%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	kannus.fi

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The area of Kannus was long inhabited by Sámi. This is also indicated by the name of the town, which means Sámi witch drum.^[5] The hammer of the witch drum in the coat of arms of the town also refers to the same.^[6]

• Oskari Tokoi, socialist leader and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland