Kontiolahti
Kontiolax | |
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Municipality | |
| Kontiolahden kunta Kontiolax kommun | |
 Kontiolahti Church in July 2012 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kontiolahti in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°46′N 029°51′E / 62.767°N 29.850°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Joensuu |
| Charter | 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jere Penttilä |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,029.82 km2 (397.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 799.82 km2 (308.81 sq mi) |
| • Water | 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 101st largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 15,048 |
| • Rank | 74th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 18.81/km2 (48.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 21.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 61% |
| • 65 or older | 17.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kontiolahti.fi |
Kontiolahti (Swedish: Kontiolax; literally meaning "bear bay") is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of 15,048 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,029.82 square kilometres (397.62 sq mi) of which 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Juuka, Lieksa, Liperi and Polvijärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The coat of arms of the municipality is a canting arms; the log driving pike pole, which the bear carries in the picture, refers to the importance of forestry in the region's economy. The coat of arms was designed by Aarno Liuksiala and approved by the Kontiolahti Municipal Council at its meeting on December 8, 1952. The coat of arms was approved for use by the Ministry of the Interior on February 27, 1953.[5][6]
Kontiolahti hosted the Biathlon World Championships in 1990, 1999 and 2015.[7]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 139. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat 1949-1995 I:10 Kontiolahti". Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ ""Kontiolahden Urheilijat" [Kontiolahti Sports Club]. Kontiolahti: Kontiolahden Urheilijat r.y. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.