Suolahti

Suolahti is a former town and municipality of Finland. It is located next to Lake Keitele in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. Suolahti was merged into Äänekoski together with Sumiainen in 2007.

Suolahti
Former municipality
Suolahden kaupunki
Suolahti stad
Suolahti Church
Seal
Location of Suolahti in Finland
Coordinates: 62°33′50″N 025°51′10″E
CountryFinland
RegionCentral Finland
Established1932
Town privileges1977
Merged into Äänekoski2007
SeatÄänekoski
Area
 • Total67.48 km2 (26.05 sq mi)
 • Land57.73 km2 (22.29 sq mi)
 • Water9.75 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2006-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,380
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Population by age
 • 0 to 1416.36%
 • 15 to 6466.99%
 • 65 or older16.65%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.aanekoski.fi

History

The village was initially known as Paadentaipale; the first mentions of the current name come from are from the 16th century . The opening of the railroad in 1898 industrialized Suolahti and increased the waterborne traffic on Keitele, for which Suolahti provided a railway harbour at its south end. The same year, a steam-mill started operating which was soon followed by other industrial facilities. This sped up population growth and urban development. In the first three decades of the 20th century, the population increased to two thousand. It gained town status in 1977.

Notable people from Suolahti

Sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Prior to a 2007 consolidation with Sumiainen to make Äänekoski, Suolahti was twinned with:

References
  1. "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2006" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

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