Suonenjoki

Suonenjoki
Town
Suonenjoen kaupunki
Suonenjoki stad
Suonenjoki railway station
Coat of arms of Suonenjoki
Nickname: 
The Strawberry Town
Location of Suonenjoki in Finland
Location of Suonenjoki in Finland
Coordinates: 62°37.5′N 027°07.5′E / 62.6250°N 27.1250°E / 62.6250; 27.1250
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionInner Savonia sub-region
Charter1865
Market town1967
City rights1977
Government
 • Town managerOlavi Ruotsalainen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total862.34 km2 (332.95 sq mi)
 • Land713.56 km2 (275.51 sq mi)
 • Water148.78 km2 (57.44 sq mi)
 • Rank119th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total6,670
 • Rank137th largest in Finland
 • Density9.35/km2 (24.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others3.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1413%
 • 15 to 6454.4%
 • 65 or older32.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitesuonenjoki.fi

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.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.