Outokumpu

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Outokummun kaupunki
coat of arms map
Outokumpu Coat of Arms Location of Outokumpu in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : North Karelia
Administrative community : Joensuu
Geographical location 62 ° 44 ′  N , 29 ° 1 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 44 ′  N , 29 ° 1 ′  E
Surface: 584.10 km²
of which land area: 445.85 km²
of which inland waterways: 138.25 km²
Residents : 6,803 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 15.3 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 309
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : outokummunkaupunki.fi

Outokumpu [ ˈɔu̯tɔkumpu ] is a city in eastern Finland with 6803 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is in the countryside of North Karelia on the border with Savo around 40 km north-west of Joensuu .

At the beginning of the 20th century, Outokumpu was a small village called Kuusjärvi. In 1913, a larger copper deposit was discovered and the place developed into the largest mining town in Finland. In 1968 the community was renamed Outokumpu after the mine, and in 1977 it became a town. The mining was stopped in 1989, the mine has now been converted into a museum. In order to cope with the structural change, Outokumpu had already started to establish industry ten years earlier. Today there are 50 industrial companies with around 900 employees in the city. The metal group Outokumpu was founded in Outokumpu , but it is now based in Espoo and has not produced in Outokumpu since the mine was closed.

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : In the red shield with the golden symbol for copper , a golden shield head is divided off by the pine cut .

Twin cities

Schöningen in Lower Saxony has been Outokumpu's twin town since 2000.

Sons and daughters

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. ↑ Entry about the twin city Outukumpu on the homepage of the city of Schöningen.Retrieved on April 25, 2019, 18:58

Web links

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