Kannonkoski

It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,327 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 549.88 square kilometres (212.31 sq mi) of which 104.87 km2 (40.49 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Karstula, Kivijärvi, Saarijärvi, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.

Kannonkoski
Municipality
Kannonkosken kunta
Kannonkoski kommun
Smoke sauna in Kannonkoski
Coat of arms
Location of Kannonkoski in Finland
Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 025°16′E
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionSaarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Charter1934
Government
  Municipal managerMaarit Autio
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total549.88 km2 (212.31 sq mi)
  Land444.75 km2 (171.72 sq mi)
  Water104.87 km2 (40.49 sq mi)
Area rank196th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
  Total1,327
  Rank286th largest in Finland
  Density2.98/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish99.1% (official)
  Swedish0.1%
  Others0.7%
Population by age
  0 to 1415.4%
  15 to 6456.7%
  65 or older27.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.5%
Websitewww.kannonkoski.fi

Kannonkoski is a municipality of Finland.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people

Nature

There are all together 81 lakes in Kannonkoski. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Vuosjärvi and Kannonselkä.[6]

Twinnings

References

  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. "Kannonkoski". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

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