Kannonkoski
Kannonkoski | |
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Municipality | |
| Kannonkosken kunta Kannonkoski kommun | |
 Smoke sauna in Kannonkoski | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kannonkoski in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 025°16′E / 62.9750°N 25.267°ECoordinates: 62°58.5′N 025°16′E / 62.9750°N 25.267°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region |
| Charter | 1934 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Maarit Autio |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 549.88 km2 (212.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 444.75 km2 (171.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 104.87 km2 (40.49 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 196th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,329 |
| • Rank | 284th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.99/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.9% |
| • 65 or older | 37.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
| Website | www.kannonkoski.fi |
Kannonkoski is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,329 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 549.88 square kilometres (212.31 sq mi) of which 104.87 km2 (40.49 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Karstula, Kivijärvi, Saarijärvi, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people[]
- Mikko Hirvonen, rally driver
Nature[]
There are all together 81 lakes in Kannonkoski. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Vuosjärvi and Kannonselkä.[6]
Gallery[]
Kannonkoski Church
Kannonkoski rapids
The altar of Kannonkoski Church
Potmo railway bridge
Twinnings[]
Mäksa Parish, Estonia
References[]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kannonkoski". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links[]
Media related to Kannonkoski at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kannonkoski – Official website (in Finnish and English)
- Mikko Hirvonen, Kannonkoski born rally driver - Official website
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