North Savo

North Savo Pohjois-Savon maakunta Norra Savolax landskap
Region
Coat of arms
North Savo on a map of Finland
Country	Finland
Historical province	Savonia
Area
• Total	20,366.70 km2 (7,863.63 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	249,000
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
NUTS	132
Regional bird	Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica
Regional fish	Vendace, Coregonus albula
Regional flower	Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia
Website	pohjois-savo.fi

Northern Savonia (Finnish: Pohjois-Savo; Swedish: Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland. Kuopio is the largest city in the region.

Historical provinces

For history, geography and culture see: Savonia

Municipalities

Northern Savonia includes 21 municipalities. Seven of them are cities.

Iisalmi Juankoski Kaavi Keitele Kiuruvesi Kuopio Lapinlahti

Leppävirta Maaninka Nilsiä Pielavesi Rautalampi Rautavaara Siilinjärvi

Sonkajärvi Suonenjoki Tervo Tuusniemi Varkaus Vesanto Vieremä

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Northern Savonia:

• Centre Party 25.4%
• True Finns 20.8%
• Social Democratic Party 18.3%
• National Coalition Party 16.4%
• Left Alliance 8.4%
• Green League 5.5%
• Christian Democrats 3.9%

Tertiary education

• University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus (enrollment ca. 6,000, in Kuopio)
• Savonia University of Applied Sciences (enrollment ca. 6,000, in Kuopio (about 4,500), Varkaus and Iisalmi)
• Kuopio department of Sibelius Academy (ca. 150 studying for Master of Music in Church music or Master of Arts in Arts Management)
• Kuopio department of Humak University of Applied Sciences (ca. 100 studying to be Sign language Interpreters)

Gallery

• 
  Kuopio Market Place, famous all around Finland; in the background Kuopio City Hall, the symbol of the city
• 
  Birthplace of President Urho Kekkonen in Pielavesi
• 
  Lake Syväri
• 
  M/S Koski in inwaters transport on Lake Kallavesi
• 
  View from Puijo Tower towards Kuopio town and Lake Kallavesi
• 
  Kuopio Cathedral
• 
  Taipale Canal, Varkaus
• 
  Kiuruvesi Railway Station
• 
  Nilsiä Church in National Romantic Style
• 
  Koljonvirta Straits, Iisalmi
• 
  Stora Enso Pulp Mill in Varkaus
• 
  Ice Marathon in Kuopio
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  Iisalmi, New Church
• 
  Bonfires are burnt at Midsommer night; Lake Pielavesi
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  Siilinjärvi Church
• 
  Kalakukko, a traditional food; rye bread filled with fish
• 
  The home of Paavo Ruotsalainen, a traditional Savonian countryside house
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  Iisalmi, Wooden Church
• 
  Puijo Tower and Ski Jumps, Kuopio

External links

• Official Northern Savonia (North Savo) website