Juankoski
| Juankoski Strömsdal | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Juankosken kaupunki | ||
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Säyneinen Church in Juankoski | ||
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 Location of Juankoski in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°04′N 028°20′E / 63.067°N 28.333°ECoordinates: 63°04′N 028°20′E / 63.067°N 28.333°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland | |
| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Northeastern Savonia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1925 | |
| Town privileges | 1998 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Petri Kangasperko | |
| Area (2016-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 465.27 km2 (179.64 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 465.31 km2 (179.66 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 120.98 km2 (46.71 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 185th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,804 | |
| • Rank | 184th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.32/km2 (26.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
| • Others | 1.2% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.juankoski.fi | |
Juankoski (Swedish: Strömsdal) is a former town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The town has a population of 4,804 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 465.27 square kilometres (179.64 sq mi) of which 120.98 km2 (46.71 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.7/sq mi). Juankoski formally became a town in 1998.
Neighbouring municipalities of Juankoski were Juuka, Kaavi, Tuusniemi, Kuopio, Nilsiä and Rautavaara.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
In March 2014, the Juankoski city council decided that town was going to merge with Kuopio in the beginning of 2017.[6]
History
Museum Masuuni Brunou focuses on the area's iron and cardboard industry, as well as local history.
Villages
Akonvesi, Hipanlahti, Jouhteninen (Joutseninen), Muuruvesi (village), Säyneinen (village), Vehkalahti, Västinniemi and Akonpohja, which is located in address 73500
People
- Eija Ahvo, musician
- Kaj Chydenius, composer
- Hanna-Kaisa Heikkinen, MP
- Jaakko Kolmonen, TV chef
- Juice Leskinen, songwriter
- Anssi Neuvonen, songwriter / musician
- Samuli Neuvonen, musician
- Anemone Kekäläinen, opera singer
- Jori Sivonen, pop composer
- Rauno Kettunen, former MP
- Timi Lexikon, rap / hip-hop artist (Muuruvesi)
- Joonas Hämäläinen, Finlands 1st MasterChef
References
- 1 2 "Population density by area 1.1.2016". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ Inkinen, Marita Tiihonen, Sanna. "Juankoski päätti liittyä Kuopioon". Retrieved 2015-10-02.
External links
Media related to Juankoski at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Juankoski – Official website
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