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Siilinjärvi

Siilinjärvi
Municipality
Siilinjärven kunta
Siilinjärvi church
Siilinjärvi church
Coat of arms of Siilinjärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Siilinjärvi in Finland
Location of Siilinjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°04.5′N 027°39.5′E / 63.0750°N 27.6583°E / 63.0750; 27.6583Coordinates: 63°04.5′N 027°39.5′E / 63.0750°N 27.6583°E / 63.0750; 27.6583
Country  Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region Kuopio sub-region
Charter 1925
Government
 • Municipal manager Vesa Lötjönen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 400.96 km2 (154.81 sq mi)
 • Land 400.96 km2 (154.81 sq mi)
 • Water 106.85 km2 (41.26 sq mi)
Area rank 203rd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 21,767
 • Rank 48th largest in Finland
 • Density 54.29/km2 (140.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 21%
 • 15 to 64 65.7%
 • 65 or older 13.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.5%
Website www.siilinjarvi.fi

Siilinjärvi is a municipality of Finland. The name, in Finnish, means "Hedgehog's Lake." Lakes are essential part of the geography of Siilinjärvi. There are 123 lakes, and the biggest of them are Kallavesi and Juurusvesi–Akonvesi. Water area is 106.85 km2, which is 21 % of the whole area of Siilinjärvi.

Siilinjärvi is located in Eastern Finland, in Northern Savonia, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the city of Kuopio. Another neighbour municipality with Kuopio is Lapinlahti. The median age is relatively low; 23% of the population are under 15 years old. The main sources of income are services and industry. Siilinjärvi has eleven elementary schools and two secondary schools (one is located in Suininlahti and one downtown). One of the most important employers in Siilinjärvi is Yara International, which gets sulphur from waste piles at Pyhäsalmi Copper Mine. Another big employer is Lujabetoni.

The airport of Kuopio is located in the village of Rissala in Siilinjärvi. The airport is also the home of the Karelian Air Command and the 31st Squadron of the Finnish Air Force.

Siilinjärvi is the birthplace of politician and prime minister Jyrki Katainen.

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