Suonenjoki | |
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Town | |
| Suonenjoen kaupunki Suonenjoki stad | |
 Suonenjoki railway station | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Strawberry Town | |
 Location of Suonenjoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37.5′N 027°07.5′E / 62.6250°N 27.1250°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Market town | 1967 |
| City rights | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Olavi Ruotsalainen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 862.34 km2 (332.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 713.56 km2 (275.51 sq mi) |
| • Water | 148.78 km2 (57.44 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 119th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,670 |
| • Rank | 137th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.35/km2 (24.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 3.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.4% |
| • 65 or older | 32.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | suonenjoki |
Suonenjoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsuo̯nenˌjoki]; literally means "vein's river") is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Kuopio.
The town has a population of 6,670 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 862.34 square kilometres (332.95 sq mi) of which 148.78 km2 (57.44 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.