Valtimo (lit. 'artery') is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the town of Nurmes on 1 January 2020.

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Valtimo
Former municipality
Valtimon kunta Valtimo kommun
Valtimo Church
Coat of arms
Location of Valtimo in Finland
Coordinates: 63°40.8′N 028°49′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Karelia
Sub-region	Pielinen sub-region
Charter	1910
Consolidated	2020
Government
• Municipal manager	Leena Mustonen
Area [1]
• Total	838.07 km2 (323.58 sq mi)
• Land	800.35 km2 (309.02 sq mi)
• Water	37.75 km2 (14.58 sq mi)
Population  (2019-01-31)[2]
• Total	2,140
• Density	2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	www.valtimo.fi

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It was located in the North Karelia region. In 2019, the municipality had a population of 2,140 ^[2] and covered an area of 838.07 square kilometres (323.58 sq mi), of which 37.75 km² (14.58 sq mi) was water.^[1] The population density was 2.553/km² (6.613/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities were Nurmes, Rautavaara and Sotkamo.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

• Pumppuamo

• Aki Karvonen (born 1957)
• Jarmo Kärnä (born 1958)