Enonkoski
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Enonkoski is a municipality of Finland.
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[edit] Geography
Enonkoski is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.
The municipality has a population of 1,819 and covers an area of 451.48 km². of which 128.95 km² is water. The population density is 5.6 inhabitants per km².
It is about 30km north of Savonlinna, the fourth largest city in eastern Finland. The capital of the municipality is Enonkoski, and there are other villages such as Karvila and Hyypiänniemi.
[edit] Languages
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
There also is a Russian speaking minority.
[edit] Religion
The only Evangelic Lutheran monastery in Finland, The Monastic Protestant Community in Enonkoski, is located in Enonkoski.
[edit] Transport
Enonkoski has one main road which leads to Savonlinna, 33km away. It also has other roads which lead to the small dock neighborhood called Hyypiänniemi and to another area known as Hanhivirta.
[edit] Amenities
Enonkoski is a very small town, with two small supermarkets, a gas station, a gift shop, and several bakeries/cafés and a bar infamous to the local population for the drunks that lounge around the area. It also has an old peoples home called Iltasatu literally meaning bedtime story.
Towards the edge of the town, near a fire station, there is a running track with a well-kept field (usually used for soccer) in the middle. In addition, there is a school (grades 1-9) which has an ice skating rink, used in the winter, and an indoor sports arena. Adjacent to the school is a small library which has two computers for use (with internet), although sometimes they are hard to get without a reservation.
Enonkoski also has a rehab facility for drug addicts.
[edit] Industry
The largest business in the town is a fish research plant where they raise fish in a controlled environment and then release them into the lakes which are abundant in the area.
[edit] Sport
Enonkoski has a juniors and senior volleyball team Enonkosken Pyrintö playing in the second highest tier of men's volleyball in Finland. Football club Karvilan Kivekkäät has a couple of youth teams. There is also a cross country track used for cross country skiing in winter and jogging in summer. Participation in the yearly skiing competitions is very high. Orienteering is also quite popular sport. The sports club for athletics, skiing and orienteering is called Enonkosken Urheilijat.
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