| Suonenjoki | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Suonenjoen kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°37.5′N 027°07.5′E / 62.625°N 27.125°ECoordinates: 62°37.5′N 027°07.5′E / 62.625°N 27.125°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Eastern Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1865 | ||
| Market town | 1967 | ||
| City rights | 1977 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Olavi Ruotsalainen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 862.35 km2 (333 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 713.61 km2 (275.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 148.74 km2 (57.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 7,627 | ||
| - Density | 10.69/km2 (27.7/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.8% (official) | ||
| - Others | 1.2% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 14.6% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 60.9% | ||
| - 65 or older | 24.5% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.suonenjoki.fi | ||
Suonenjoki is a town and municipality of Finland.
Suonenjoki is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The town has a population of 7,627 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 862.35 square kilometres (332.96 sq mi) of which 148.74 km2 (57.43 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.7 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Suonenjoki is famous for its strawberries. It is also known as "the Strawberry Town". Lots of foreign people, mainly from Russia, come to Suonenjoki in summer to work on strawberry farms. That makes Suonenjoki the most international town of Finland at summer. There is a party in Suonenjoki in July called Mansikkakarnevaalit, "Strawberry Carnival". There was also a rock festival named Jörisrock, the last "Jöris" was held in 2006.
Geography, Traffic
Suonenjoki is situated between two important cities, Kuopio and Jyväskylä, and the main road 9 (E63) between those cities goes through Suonenjoki. The railway between Kuopio and Helsinki goes also through the center of Suonenjoki.
The neighbor municipalities of Suonenjoki are Rautalampi in the west, Tervo and Karttula in the north, Kuopio in the east, Leppävirta in the southeast and Pieksämäki in the south.
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved on 26 July 2009.
- ^ "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 on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "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 on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
External links
Media related to Suonenjoki at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Suonenjoki – Official website (Finnish)
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