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Kannonkoski

Kannonkoski
Municipality
Kannonkosken kunta
Smoke sauna in Kannonkoski
Smoke sauna in Kannonkoski
Coat of arms of Kannonkoski
Coat of arms
Location of Kannonkoski in Finland
Location of Kannonkoski in Finland
Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 025°16′E / 62.9750°N 25.267°E / 62.9750; 25.267Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 025°16′E / 62.9750°N 25.267°E / 62.9750; 25.267
Country  Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Charter 1934
Government
 • Municipal manager Maarit Autio
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 445.00 km2 (171.82 sq mi)
 • Land 444.75 km2 (171.72 sq mi)
 • Water 104.87 km2 (40.49 sq mi)
Area rank 196th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 1,452
 • Rank 288th largest in Finland
 • Density 3.26/km2 (8.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 15.4%
 • 15 to 64 56.7%
 • 65 or older 27.9%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.5%
Website www.kannonkoski.fi

Kannonkoski is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,452 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 445.00 square kilometres (171.82 sq mi) of which 104.87 km2 (40.49 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Karstula, Kivijärvi, Saarijärvi, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

Kannonkoski Church

Kannonkoski rapids

The altar of Kannonkoski Church

Potmo railway bridge


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