Kannonkoski | ||
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Municipality | ||
Kannonkosken kunta | ||
Smoke sauna in Kannonkoski
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Location of Kannonkoski in Finland |
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Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 025°16′E / 62.9750°N 25.267°ECoordinates: 62°58.5′N 025°16′E / 62.9750°N 25.267°E | ||
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