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Municipality in Southern Savonia, Finland
Kangasniemi
Municipality
Kangasniemen kunta
Kangasniemi kommun
Kangasniemi town hallKangasniemi town hall
Coat of arms of KangasniemiCoat of arms
Location of Kangasniemi in FinlandLocation of Kangasniemi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°59.4′N 026°38.5′E / 61.9900°N 26.6417°E / 61.9900; 26.6417
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Savonia
Sub-regionMikkeli sub-region
Charter1867
Government
 • Municipal managerKimmo Kainulainen
Area
 • Total1,326.75 km (512.26 sq mi)
 • Land1,068.89 km (412.70 sq mi)
 • Water256.86 km (99.17 sq mi)
 • Rank73rd largest in Finland
Population
 • Total5,084
 • Rank164th largest in Finland
 • Density4.76/km (12.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others2.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1411.8%
 • 15 to 6451.5%
 • 65 or older36.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kangasniemi.fi

Kangasniemi is a municipality in the Southern Savonia region, Finland. The municipality has a population of 5,084 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 1,326.75 square kilometres (512.26 sq mi) of which 256.86 km (99.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3/sq mi).

Kangasniemi is located on the Finnish national road 13, 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Mikkeli and 63 km (39 mi) southeast of Jyväskylä. Distance to the national capital, Helsinki is 250 km (160 mi). Its neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Hirvensalmi, Joutsa, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki and Toivakka.

There are almost 3600 (May 2014) summer houses, and summer guests redouble the number of inhabitants during the summer months.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

The municipality was founded in 1867.

Nature

There are more than 1,550 kilometres (960 mi) of shoreline. The largest lakes are Puulavesi and Kyyvesi. Other lakes include Mallos and Synsiä. In 1997, Kangasniemi was voted the most beautiful municipality in Finland by television show.

Economy

Kangasniemi has large forest resources, approximately 12,000,000 cubic metres (420,000,000 cu ft), and the yearly growth is approximately 500,000 m (18,000,000 cu ft). There is also Puula golf field.


Famous natives

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Gallery

  • Church Church
  • Läsäkoski canal Läsäkoski canal
  • Syvälahden lava Syvälahden lava

See also

References

  1. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Kangasniemi at Wikimedia Commons Kangasniemi travel guide from Wikivoyage

Places adjacent to Kangasniemi
Hankasalmi (Central Finland) Pieksämäki
Toivakka (Central Finland) Kangasniemi
Joutsa (Central Finland) Hirvensalmi Mikkeli
Municipalities of South Savo
Municipalities Coat of arms of South Savo
Former municipalities


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