Äänekoski

Äänekoski
—  Town  —
Äänekosken kaupunki
Äänekoski town hall

Coat of arms
Location of Äänekoski in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Äänekoski sub-region
Charter 1911
City rights 1973
Government
 • Town manager Hannu Javanainen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,138.38 km2 (439.5 sq mi)
 • Land 884.54 km2 (341.5 sq mi)
 • Water 253.84 km2 (98 sq mi)
Area rank 101st largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 20,265
 • Rank 54th largest in Finland
 • Density 22.91/km2 (59.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.7% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 1.2%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 17.4%
 • 15 to 64 64%
 • 65 or older 18.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.aanekoski.fi

Äänekoski is an industrial town and municipality of Finland.

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Geography

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. It is neighboured by Kannonkoski, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Saarijärvi, Uurainen, Vesanto and Viitasaari. The town has a population of 20,265 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,138.38 square kilometres (439.53 sq mi) of which 253.84 km2 (98.01 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 22.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (59.3 /sq mi).

Consolidation

The municipality of Äänekosken maalaiskunta 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.

Demographics

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[3]

Disasters

In 2004, the worst road accident ever in Finland occurred in Äänekoski, the Konginkangas bus disaster.

Sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Prior to a 2007 consolidation with Sumiainen to make Äänekoski, Suolahti was twinned with:

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
  3. ^ 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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:%C3%84%C3%A4nekoski Äänekoski] at Wikimedia Commons
Municipalities
Former municipalities
Jämsänkoski · Jyväskylän maalaiskunta · Konginkangas · Korpilahti · Koskenpää · Leivonmäki · Pihlajavesi · Pylkönmäki · Säynätsalo · Sumiainen · Suolahti