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North Savo
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| Region of North Savo Pohjois-Savon maakunta Landskapet Norra Savolax | |
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Coat of arms of North Savo Coat of arms | |
| North Savo on a map of Finland North Savo on a map of Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°N 27°E / 63°N 27°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Historical province | Savonia |
| Capital | Kuopio |
| Other towns | Iisalmi, Kiuruvesi, Suonenjoki and Varkaus |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,366.70 km2 (7,863.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 244,236 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €7.831 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €31,542 (2015) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FI-15 |
| NUTS | 132 |
| Regional mammal | Moose, Alces alces |
| Regional bird | Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica |
| Regional fish | Vendace, Coregonus albula |
| Regional flower | Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia |
| Regional stone | Apatite |
| Regional lake | Lake Juojärvi |
| Website | pohjois-savo.fi |
North Savo[2] (or Northern Savonia; Finnish: Pohjois-Savo; Swedish: Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the region and Lake Kallavesi is the largest lake in the region. The region's traditional food is a fish and bacon filling pie called Kalakukko.[3]
Historical provinces
For history, geography and culture see: Savonia
Municipalities
The region of North Savo consists of 19 municipalities, five of which have city status (marked in bold).
Municipalities on the map
Cities and municipalities of North Savo.
Municipalities
Over 100 000 inhabitants
Over 30 000 inhabitants
Over 10 000 inhabitants
Over 3 000 inhabitants
< 3 000 inhabitants
Cities and municipalities of North Savo.
Sub-regions
List of municipalities
| Coat of arms |
Municipality | Population | Land area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
Finnish speakers |
Swedish speakers |
Other speakers |
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| coat of arms of Iisalmi | Iisalmi | 20,474 | 763 | 27 | 96 % | 0 % | 4 % |
| coat of arms of Joroinen | Joroinen | 4,571 | 575 | 8 | 94 % | 0.4 % | 6 % |
| coat of arms of Kaavi | Kaavi | 2,600 | 674 | 4 | 99 % | 0.2 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Keitele | Keitele | 2,004 | 483 | 4 | 98 % | 0.1 % | 4 % |
| coat of arms of Kiuruvesi | Kiuruvesi | 7,370 | 1,328 | 6 | 100 % | 0 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Kuopio | Kuopio | 125,597 | 3,242 | 39 | 93 % | 0.1 % | 6 % |
| coat of arms of Lapinlahti | Lapinlahti | 8,869 | 1,097 | 8 | 98 % | 0.1 % | 3 % |
| coat of arms of Leppävirta | Leppävirta | 8,979 | 1,136 | 8 | 98 % | 0.1 % | 3 % |
| coat of arms of Pielavesi | Pielavesi | 3,994 | 1,153 | 3 | 100 % | 0.3 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Rautalampi | Rautalampi | 2,922 | 539 | 5 | 97 % | 0.1 % | 4 % |
| coat of arms of Rautavaara | Rautavaara | 1,410 | 1,151 | 1 | 99 % | 0 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Siilinjärvi | Siilinjärvi | 21,240 | 401 | 53 | 98 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Sonkajärvi | Sonkajärvi | 3,593 | 1,466 | 2 | 100 % | 0.1 % | 1 % |
| coat of arms Suonenjoki | Suonenjoki | 6,642 | 714 | 9 | 97 % | 0 % | 4 % |
| coat of arms of Tervo | Tervo | 1,400 | 348 | 4 | 98 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Tuusniemi | Tuusniemi | 2,314 | 543 | 4 | 97 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
| coat of arms of Varkaus | Varkaus | 19,669 | 386 | 51 | 95 % | 0.2 % | 5 % |
| coat of arms of Vesanto | Vesanto | 1,858 | 423 | 4 | 99 % | 0.1 % | 3 % |
| coat of arms of Vieremä | Vieremä | 3,361 | 925 | 4 | 96 % | 0.1 % | 4 % |
| Total | 248,867 | 17,346 | 14 | 95 % | 0.1 % | 4 % |
Politics
Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in North Savo:
- Centre Party 21.67%
- Finns Party 17.55%
- National Coalition Party 14.80%
- Social Democratic Party 14.57%
- Green League 9.46%
- Christian Democrats 8.61%
- Left Alliance 8.44%
- Movement Now 1.93%
- Blue Reform 1.62%
- Seven Star Movement 0.44%
- Other parties 0.91%
Tertiary education
- University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus (enrollment c. 6,000, in Kuopio)
- Savonia University of Applied Sciences (enrollment c. 6,000, in Kuopio (about 4,500), Varkaus and Iisalmi)
- Kuopio department of Sibelius Academy (c. 150 studying for Master of Music in Church music or Master of Arts in Arts Management)
- Kuopio department of Humak University of Applied Sciences (c. 100 studying to be Sign language Interpreters)
References
- ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
- ↑ "Alueluokitusmuutokset 1.1.2019".
- ↑ "Kalakukko | Traditional Savory Pie From Northern Savonia | TasteAtlas". www.tasteatlas.com.
External links
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