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Suonenjoki
Northern Savoniatown
Suonenjoki
Total population
7,561
Founded
1865
Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Suonenjoki is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Kuopio.
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History
Suonenjoki is thought to have served as a milestone in the Treaty of Nöteborg in 1323. In the 16th and 17th centuries, more and more people began to settle in the area, and in the 18th century, a preacher room was established in Suonenjoki, then a chapel. In the current agglomeration, bridges over the river of Suonenjoki were built early, Kruunusilta (literally means "Crowns Bridge") already existed in 1780, and Siioninsilta (means "Zion Bridge") at the beginning of the river was replaced by a bridge in the 1830s. When Suonenjoki gained municipal rights in 1865, the population was about 4,000. In the same year, Suonenjoki Church, the current church in Suonenjoki was completed, replacing the cramped first church built in the late 18th century. A railway station was built on Suonenjoki in connection with the completion of the Savo Railway (also known as Kouvola–Iisalmi railway) in 1889. In the early 20th century, the sawmill industry became the most important industry in the area. Strawberry cultivation became more widespread from the 1940s, and Suonenjoki became known as "the Strawberry Town". The Suonenjoki co-educational school began operations in 1930, moving to its current high school building in 1950.
Geography
The neighbouring municipalities of Suonenjoki are Rautalampi to the west, Tervo to the northwest, Kuopio to the north, Leppävirta to the east, and Pieksämäki to the south on the South Savo side. Suonenjoki River flows through the town from Lake Suontee to Lake Iisvesi. * Herrala * Hulkkola * Jauhomäki * Karkkola * Kukkola * Kutumäki * Kutunkylä * Kuvansi * Käpylä * Kärkkäälä * Lempyy * Liedemäki * Luukkola * Lyytilänmäki * Markkala * Nuutila * Piispalanmäki * Pörölänmäki * Rajalanniemi * Rieponlahti * Sydänmaa * Toholahti * Tyyrinmäki * Vauhkola * Vehvilä * Viippero * Jalkala * Karsikonmäki * Suontee * Suihkola * Kolikkoinmäki * Kinnula
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Official Identifiers
Tilastokeskus — Statistics Finland
- Kuntanumero
- FISUJ
- Population (Wikidata)
- 6,708
- Wikidata
- Q259636
Kuntanumero via Wikidata P1937
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • Tilastokeskus — Statistics Finland — Kuntanumero via Wikidata P1937