Iisalmi is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 22,138 (30 September 2012) and covers an area of 872.13 square kilometers (336.73 sq mi) of which 109.22 km2 (42.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 29.02 inhabitants per square kilometer (75.2 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingual Finnish