Kangasniemi

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Kangasniemen kunta
coat of arms map
Kangasniemi Coat of Arms Location of Kangasniemi in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : South Savo
Administrative community : Mikkeli
Geographical location 61 ° 59 ′  N , 26 ° 38 ′  E Coordinates: 61 ° 59 ′  N , 26 ° 38 ′  E
Surface: 1,326.75 km²
of which land area: 1,070.06 km²
of which inland waterways: 256.69 km²
Residents : 5,452 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 5.1 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 213
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : www.kangasniemi.fi

Kangasniemi [ ˈkɑŋŋɑsˌnie̯mi ] is a municipality in eastern Finland. It is located around 250 km northeast of the capital Helsinki in the Savo countryside .

General

The political community has existed since 1867 and, in addition to the parish village of Kangasniemi, includes the places Äkryntaipale, Harjunmaa, Hokka, Hyyrylä, Istruala, Kaihlamäki, Kauppila, Koittila, Kutemajärvi, Laitiala, Luusniemi, Makkola, Mannila, Nousiala, Puas, Paupala, Pylvänälä, Pölläkkä, Pöyhö, Rauhajärvi, Reinikkala, Rekola, Ruokomäki, Rytkölä, Salmenkylä, Seppälä, Suurola, Synsiälä, Synsiö, Tiihola, Ukonniemi, Unnukkala, Vehmaskylä, Vihave and. More than half of the residents live in the church village.

Kangasniemi is located in the middle of the Eastern Finnish Lake District . Over a fifth of the municipal area is taken up by lakes, the total length of the shore is more than 1500 km. Among other things, Kangasniemi has a share in the Puulavesi , the eighth largest lake in Finland, and the Kyyvesi . Because of its scenic location, Kangasniemi was named “Finland's most beautiful municipality” in a television program on Yleisradio in 1997 .

The largest employer is the municipality itself, and the forestry, metal and wood processing industries and tourism are also important - there are around 3500 holiday homes ( Mökkis ) in the municipality .

Kangasniemi Church

The double cross church of Kangasniemi ( Finnish Kangasniemen kirkko ) was built in 1811-14 as a wooden church according to plans by Matti Salonen .

The old parish (1886) and the Läsäkoski manor still belong to the older buildings of the parish.

Sons and daughters of the church

Others

A sex festival held annually at Lake Kutemajärvi leads to considerable media hype, which, despite its claims, is reportedly quite modest.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
  3. ↑ "Sex Festival for Old People"