Juankoski
Juankoski | |
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Former municipality | |
| Juankosken kaupunki Juankoski stad | |
 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 | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Northeastern Savonia sub-region |
| Charter | 1925 |
| Town privileges | 1998 |
| Consolidated | 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Petri Kangasperko |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.juankoski.fi |
Juankoski is a former town and municipality of Finland.
It was located in the province of Eastern Finland and was part of the Northern Savonia region. The town covered an area of 586.26 square kilometres (226.36 sq mi) of which 120.99 km2 (46.71 sq mi) was water.[1] Juankoski formally became a town in 1998.
Neighbouring municipalities of Juankoski were Juuka, Kaavi, Tuusniemi, Kuopio, Nilsiä and Rautavaara.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
In March 2014, the Juankoski city council decided that town was going to merge with Kuopio in the beginning of 2017.[2]
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
- Kaj Chydenius, composer
- Jaakko Kolmonen, TV chef
- Juice Leskinen, songwriter
- Anssi Neuvonen, songwriter / musician
References
- ^ Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2016. National Land Survey of Finland
- ^ Inkinen, Marita Tiihonen, Sanna. "Juankoski päätti liittyä Kuopioon". Retrieved 2015-10-02.
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External links
Media related to Juankoski at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Juankoski – Official website
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