Vehmersalmi
Vehmersalmi is a former municipality of Finland. It has been a part of the city of Kuopio since January 1, 2005.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 2,053 (2003) and covered an area of 550.59 km² of which 202.47 km² is water. The population density was 5.9 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Vehmersalmi ceased to exist as of 1 January 2005 when it was merged into Kuopio.
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Food[]
In the 1980s, stockfish soup was considered the traditional food of the former parish of Vehmersalmi.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Savossa äänestettiin pitäjille nimikkoruoat". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 1984-09-20. p. 19.
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Coordinates: 62°45′40″N 28°01′45″E / 62.76111°N 28.02917°E
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