Kannonkoski is a municipality of Finland.
Kannonkoski | |
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Municipality | |
Kannonkosken kunta Kannonkoski kommun | |
Smoke sauna in Kannonkoski | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Kannonkoski in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 025°16′E / 62.9750°N 25.267°ECoordinates: 62°58.5′N 025°16′E / 62.9750°N 25.267°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Central Finland |
Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region |
Charter | 1934 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Maarit Autio |
Area (2018-01-01) [1] | |
• Total | 549.88 km2 (212.31 sq mi) |
• Land | 444.75 km2 (171.72 sq mi) |
• Water | 104.87 km2 (40.49 sq mi) |
Area rank | 196th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31) [2] | |
• Total | 1,329 |
• Rank | 284th largest in Finland |
• Density | 2.99/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
Population by native language [3] | |
• Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 0.7% |
Population by age [4] | |
• 0 to 14 | 12% |
• 15 to 64 | 50.9% |
• 65 or older | 37.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
Website | www.kannonkoski.fi |
It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,329 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 549.88 square kilometres (212.31 sq mi) of which 104.87 km2 (40.49 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Karstula, Kivijärvi, Saarijärvi, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Mikko Hirvonen, rally driver
Nature
There are all together 81 lakes in Kannonkoski. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Vuosjärvi and Kannonselkä.[6]
Gallery
Twinnings
- Mäksa Parish, Estonia
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Kannonkoski". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links
Media related to Kannonkoski at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kannonkoski – Official website (in Finnish and English)
- Mikko Hirvonen, Kannonkoski born rally driver - Official website