Juankoski

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Juankoski
—  Municipality  —
Juankosken kaupunki
Säyneinen Church in Juankoski

Coat of arms
Location of Juankoski in Finland
Coordinates: 63°04′N 028°20′E / 63.067°N 28.333°E / 63.067; 28.333Coordinates: 63°04′N 028°20′E / 63.067°N 28.333°E / 63.067; 28.333
Country Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region Northeastern Savonia sub-region
Charter 1925
Town privileges 1998
Government
 - Municipal manager Petri Kangasperko
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 586.35 km2 (226.4 sq mi)
 - Land 465.36 km2 (179.7 sq mi)
 - Water 120.99 km2 (46.7 sq mi)
Area rank 201st largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 5,320
 - Density 11.43/km2 (29.6/sq mi)
Population rank 183rd largest in Finland
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] 19.5%
Website www.juankoski.fi

Juankoski (Swedish: Strömsdal) is a 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 5,320 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 586.35 square kilometres (226.39 sq mi) of which 120.99 km2 (46.71 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.6 /sq mi). Juankoski became a town in 1998.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kaj Chydenius, a Finnish composer, and Juice Leskinen, a Finnish singer–songwriter, were born in Juankoski.

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