Äänekoski
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Äänekoski | ||
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Town | ||
Äänekosken kaupunki | ||
Äänekoski town hall and library
Äänekoski town hall and library
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Location of Äänekoski in Finland Location of Äänekoski in Finland |
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Country | Finland | |
Region | Central Finland | |
Sub-region | Äänekoski sub-region | |
Charter | 1911 | |
City rights | 1973 | |
Government | ||
• Town manager | Hannu Javanainen | |
Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 1,138.38 km2 (439.53 sq mi) | |
• Land | 884.54 km2 (341.52 sq mi) | |
• Water | 253.84 km2 (98.01 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 101st largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 19,609 | |
• Rank | 54th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 22.17/km2 (57.4/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 98.7% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.1% | |
• Others | 1.2% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 17.4% | |
• 15 to 64 | 64% | |
• 65 or older | 18.7% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
Website | www.aanekoski.fi |
Äänekoski is an industrial town and municipality of Finland.
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Geography
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. It is neighboured by Kannonkoski, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Saarijärvi, Uurainen, Vesanto and Viitasaari. The town has a population of 19,609 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,138.38 square kilometres (439.53 sq mi) of which 253.84 km2 (98.01 sq mi) is water.[1] There are altogether 170 lakes in Äänekoski. Biggest lakes are Keitele, Kuhnamo and Niinivesi[6] The population density is 22.17 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.4/sq mi).
Consolidation
The municipality of Äänekosken maalaiskunta was consolidated to Äänekoski in 1969 and the municipality of Konginkangas in 1993. The municipalities of Sumiainen and Suolahti were consolidated to Äänekoski in 2007.
Demographics
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[3]
Disasters
In 2004, the worst road accident ever in Finland occurred in Äänekoski, the Konginkangas bus disaster.
Twin towns – Sister cities
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The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Äänekoski:[7]
- Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden
- Brande, Brande Municipality, Denmark
- Sigdal, Norway
- Alushta, Alushta municipality Ukraine
- Borovichi, Novgorod Oblast, Russia (status unknown)
- Sestroretsk, Russia
Gallery
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Keittomaalilla maalattu hirsitalo Äänekoskella.jpg
Falu red log building in Äänekoski
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Finnish skittles mika peiponen v2.jpg
Finnish Skittles game in Äänekoski
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Äänekoski pulp mill.jpg
A pulp mill factory in Äänekoski.
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Jezioro Aanekoski.JPG
A lake and a bridge near the Äänekoski city centre.
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Porterveturi.jpg
A porter locomotive of the Äänekoski-Suolahti narrow gauge railway.
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Przystań w Aanekoski.jpg
A harbour in Äänekoski.
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Konginkankaan kirkko.jpg
Konginkangas Church.
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Small Pike Lake of Kiimasjärvi.JPG
A fisherman catching a small pike on Lake Kiimasjärvi.
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Auringonlasku Keitele.jpg
A sunset at the Lake Keitele.
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Sumiainen Church.jpg
Sumiainen Church.
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Suolahden kirkko 1.jpg
Suolahti Church.
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Hietaman kylakirkko2.jpg
Hietama Church.
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Äänekosken kirkko.JPG
Äänekoski Church.
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Suolahti harbour panorama.jpg
Suolahti Harbour.
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Äänekoski – Official website
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with dead external links from April 2014
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias
- Articles containing Finnish-language text
- Äänekoski
- Cities and towns in Finland
- Municipalities of Central Finland
- Populated places established in 1911
- Requests for audio pronunciation (Finnish)