Äänekoski
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Äänekoski | |
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Town | |
Äänekosken kaupunki Äänekoski stad | |
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Coordinates: 62°36′N 025°43.5′E / 62.600°N 25.7250°ECoordinates: 62°36′N 025°43.5′E / 62.600°N 25.7250°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Central Finland |
Sub-region | Äänekoski sub-region |
Charter | 1911 |
City rights | 1973 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Matti Tuononen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,138.39 km2 (439.53 sq mi) |
• Land | 884.54 km2 (341.52 sq mi) |
• Water | 253.84 km2 (98.01 sq mi) |
Area rank | 87th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 18,528 |
• Rank | 64th largest in Finland |
• Density | 20.95/km2 (54.3/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.7% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.2% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 15.2% |
• 15 to 64 | 56.8% |
• 65 or older | 27.9% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
Website | www.aanekoski.fi |
Äänekoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈæːneˌkːoski]) is a town in Finland.
It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 18,528 (31 March 2021)[6] and covers an area of 1,138.39 square kilometres (439.53 sq mi) of which 253.84 km2 (98.01 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 20.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (54.3/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Saarijärvi, Uurainen, Vesanto and Viitasaari.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[3]
The municipality of was consolidated to Äänekoski in 1969 and the municipality of Konginkangas in 1993. The municipalities of Sumiainen and Suolahti were consolidated to Äänekoski in 2007.
Nature[]
There are altogether 170 lakes in Äänekoski. The biggest lakes are Keitele, and Niinivesi[7]
Twin towns – sister cities[]
The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Äänekoski:[8]
- Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden
- Brande, Brande Municipality, Denmark
- Sigdal, Norway
- Alushta, Alushta municipality, Ukraine
- Borovichi, Novgorod Oblast, Russia (status unknown)
- Sestroretsk, Russia
- Niamey, Niger
Gallery[]
Falu red log building in Äänekoski
Finnish Skittles game in Äänekoski
A pulp mill factory in Äänekoski.
A lake and a bridge near the Äänekoski city centre.
A porter locomotive of the Äänekoski-Suolahti narrow gauge railway.
A harbour in Äänekoski.
A freight train departing from a pulp mill in Äänekoski.
Konginkangas Church.
Kapeenkoski Lock of Keitele–Päijänne canal.
A fisherman catching a small pike on Lake Kiimasjärvi.
A sunset at the Lake Keitele.
Sumiainen Church.
Suolahti Church.
Hietama Church.
Äänekoski Church.
Suolahti Harbour.
See also[]
- Aura cheese – a blue cheese produced in Äänekoski
- Finnish national road 69
References[]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Äänekoski". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Äänekosken kaupungin ystävyyskuntatoiminnan edistäminen" (in Norwegian). City of Äänekoski. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
External links[]
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Äänekoski. |
Media related to Äänekoski at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Äänekoski – Official website, finnish
- Äänekoski
- Cities and towns in Finland
- Populated places established in 1911
- Western Finland Province geography stubs