Äänekoski

Äänekoski
Town
Äänekosken kaupunki

Äänekoski town hall and library

Coat of arms

Location of Äänekoski in Finland
Coordinates: 62°36′N 025°43.5′E / 62.600°N 25.7250°E / 62.600; 25.7250Coordinates: 62°36′N 025°43.5′E / 62.600°N 25.7250°E / 62.600; 25.7250
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 (439.53 sq mi)
 • Land 884.54 km2 (341.52 sq mi)
 • Water 253.84 km2 (98.01 sq mi)
Area rank 101st largest in Finland
Population (2015-06-30)[2]
 • Total 19,879
 • Rank 54th largest in Finland
 • Density 22.47/km2 (58.2/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.

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 19,879 (30 June 2015)[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] There are altogether 170 lakes in Äänekoski. Biggest lakes are Keitele, Kuhnamo and Niinivesi[6] The population density is 22.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (58.2/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.

Twin towns – Sister cities

The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Äänekoski:[7]

Gallery

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Äänekoski". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Äänekosken kaupungin ystävyyskuntatoiminnan edistäminen" (in Norwegian). City of Äänekoski. Retrieved 2012-06-01.

External links

Media related to Äänekoski at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, November 21, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.