Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland.

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Ristijärvi
Municipality
Ristijärven kunta Ristijärvi kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Ristijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E
Country	Finland
Region	Kainuu
Sub-region	Kajaani
Charter	1867
Government
• Municipal manager	Petteri Seppänen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	897.93 km2 (346.69 sq mi)
• Land	835.83 km2 (322.72 sq mi)
• Water	62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi)
• Rank	94th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,164
• Rank	289th largest in Finland
• Density	1.39/km2 (3.6/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98% (official)
• Others	2%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	10.2%
• 15 to 64	51.3%
• 65 or older	38.5%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.ristijarvi.fi

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It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 1,164 (31 December 2023),^[2] which make it the smallest municipality in Kainuu in terms of population. It covers an area of 897.93 square kilometres (346.69 sq mi) of which 62.31 km² (24.06 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 1.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

• Salomo Pulkkinen, Member of Parliament
• Kari Härkönen, cross country skier
• Hannu Takkula, Member of the European Parliament
• Kaisa Mäkäräinen, biathlete