Kannonkoski

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Kannonkosken kunta
coat of arms map
Kannonkoski coat of arms Location of Kannonkoski in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Central Finland
Administrative community : Saarijärvi-Viitasaari
Geographical location 62 ° 58 ′  N , 25 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 58 ′  N , 25 ° 15 ′  E
Surface: 549.62 km²
of which land area: 444.75 km²
of which inland waterways: 104.87 km²
Residents : 1,353 (Dec 31, 2018)
Population density : 3 people / km²
Municipality number : 216
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : www.kannonkoski.fi

Kannonkoski [ ˈkɑnnoŋˌkoski ] is a municipality with 1,353 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) in central Finland .

The municipality was formed in 1934 from the southern villages of the municipality of Kivijärvi and the western part of Viitasaari . In addition to the parish village of Kannonkoski, the municipality includes the villages of Hilmonkoski, Joenniska, Kannonjärvi, Kannonsaha, Kämäri, Käräjämäki, Mannilankylä, Piispala and Vuoskoski. The municipal area is strongly divided by numerous lakes, islands and peninsulas, the total length of the shore is more than 400 km. The community center is located on an isthmus between the lakes Kivijärvi, Syväjärvi and Pudasjärvi. This is also the station of the village, on the railway line from Haapajärvi to Jyväskylä . Passenger traffic was opened in 1960 and stopped again on this section in 1968.

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : The coat of arms in red and a silver shield base , divided by wave cuts, shows a torn silver tree stump at the top .

Attractions

The local church was built in 1938 according to plans by Pauli E. Blomstedt and is one of the earliest and most radical examples of functionalist architecture in Finland.

politics

As in most rural areas of Finland, the Center Party is the strongest party in Kannonkoski . In the 2008 local elections it received over half of the votes and has an absolute majority in the local council, the highest decision-making body on local matters, with 10 out of 17 MPs. The second largest group is made up of the Social Democrats with five seats, followed by the conservative National Assembly Party with two seats.

Composition of the municipal council (2009–2012)
Political party 2008 election results Seats
Center Party 55.6% 10
Social democrats 31.8% 5
National rally party 12.7% 2

Sons and daughters

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): 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