Äänekoski

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Äänekosken kaupunki
coat of arms map
Äänekoski coat of arms Location of Äänekoski in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Central Finland
Administrative community : Äänekoski
Geographical location 62 ° 36 '  N , 25 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 62 ° 36 '  N , 25 ° 44'  E
Surface: 1,138.38 km²
of which land area: 884.54 km²
of which inland waterways: 253.84 km²
Residents : 18,851 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 21.3 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 992
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : aanekoski.fi

Äänekoski [ ˈæːnɛkkɔski ] is a Finnish city with 18,851 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is located 40 km north of Jyväskylä in the countryside of Central Finland .

Äänekoski parish was founded in 1911. In 1932 this municipality was divided into the market towns of Äänekoski and Suolahti and the rural municipality of Äänekoski. The rural community was incorporated again in 1969 Äänekoski, 1973 the market town was raised to town. In 1993, Konginkangas were incorporated , and in 2007 Äänekoski merged with the neighboring communities of Suolahti and Sumiainen .

Church in the district of Konginkangas
Church in the Suolahti district

Äänekoski's sights include the church from 1973 and the town hall built in 1986. Äänekoski is known in Finland for its basketball team Äänekosken Huima . The city is also the home of the 1993 javelin world champion, Kimmo Kinnunen .

politics

The strongest party in Äänekoski is the Social Democrats with 13 out of 43 seats on the city council, the highest decision-making body on local affairs, followed by the Center Party with nine seats. The third major party in Finland, the National Assembly Party , has four MPs. The third largest group, however, is the left-wing alliance with eight seats. The Christian Democrats , the Green Federation and the right-wing populist grassroots are also represented in the city council with three seats each . Ari Ranta-Aho has been the municipal director of Muurame since 2004.

Composition of the municipal council (2009–2012)
Political party 2008 election results Seats
Social democrats 29.6% 13
Center Party 21.1% 9
Left alliance 18.1% 8th
National rally party 9.1% 4th
Christian Democrats 7.9% 3
Base fins 6.8% 3
Green covenant 6.5% 3

economy

The Metsä Group operates a paperboard mill for the production of folding boxboard and a pulp mill.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish Land Surveyors): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2011 . (PDF; 199 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
  3. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2008 local elections

Web links

Commons : Äänekoski  - collection of images, videos and audio files