Tuusniemi

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Tuusniemen kunta
coat of arms map
Tuusniemen vaakuna Location of Tuusniemi in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : North Savo
Administrative community : Northeast Savo
Geographical location 62 ° 49 ′  N , 28 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 49 ′  N , 28 ° 30 ′  E
Surface: 699.54 km²
of which land area: 543.36 km²
of which inland waterways: 156.18 km²
Residents : 2,551 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 4.7 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 857
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : tuusniemi.fi

Tuusniemi is a Finnish municipality in the North Savo region .

Localities

The community includes the places Enonsalo, Hauranki, Juurikkamäki, Jänissalo, Kartansalo, Kiukoonniemi, Kosula, Laukka-aho, Leppäranta, Litmaniemi, Lohilahti, Miettilä, Ohtaanniemi, Paakkila, Susiniemi, Syrjäsaari, Tukonusjärvii., Ukonusjärvii.

politics

Municipal council

As in most rural areas of Finland, the peasant-liberal Center Party is the strongest party in Tuusniemi . In the 2012 local elections, despite losses, it achieved an absolute majority in the council with 45% of the vote and 11 out of 21 MPs. The Social Democrats make up the second largest group with three seats. In addition, the conservative National Collection Party , the right-wing populist True Finns and the Left Alliance are each represented with two mandates on the municipal council. The Christian Democrats have a representative.

Composition of the municipal council (2013-2016)
Political party 2012 election results Seats
Center Party 45.0% (−3.0) 11 (± 0)
Social democrats 12.3% (−2.6) 3 (± 0)
National rally party 12.2% (−0.8) 2 (−1)
True Finns 12.0% (+9.0) 2 (+2)
Left alliance 11.8% (+2.8) 2 (± 0)
Christian Democrats 4.8% (+0.5) 1 (± 0)
Other 1.8% (−5.9) 0 (−1)

Town twinning

Tuusniemi maintains a 1990 twinning with Prjascha in Russia .

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. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Results of the 2012 local elections

Web links

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