Siilinjärvi
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| Siilinjärven kunta | ||
Siilinjärvi church
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| Location of Siilinjärvi in Finland Location of Siilinjärvi in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Kuopio sub-region | |
| Charter | 1925 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Vesa Lötjönen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 507.81 km2 (196.07 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 400.96 km2 (154.81 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 106.85 km2 (41.26 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 227th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 21,767 | |
| • Rank | 51st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 54.29/km2 (140.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 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[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.siilinjarvi.fi | |
Siilinjärvi is a municipality of Finland. The name, in Finnish, means "Hedgehog 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.[6]
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. 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.
International relations
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Twin towns — Sister cities
Siilinjärvi is twinned with:
Sunne, Sweden
Elverum, Norway
Haslev, Denmark
Hajdúböszörmény, Hungary
Kamennogorsk, Russia
Amberg, Germany
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- ↑ Lakes of Siilinjärvi. Järviwiki Web Service. Retrieved 2014-03-16. (English)
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Siilinjärvi – Official website
- Kasurila ski resort
- Tarina Golf
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