Central Finland
Central Finland
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| Region of Central Finland Keski-Suomen maakunta Landskapet Mellersta Finland | |
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 Central Finland on a map of Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°30′N 025°30′E / 62.500°N 25.500°ECoordinates: 62°30′N 025°30′E / 62.500°N 25.500°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Historical province | Tavastia, Satakunta |
| Capital | Jyväskylä |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19,950.38 km2 (7,702.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 275,104 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FI-08 |
| NUTS | 193 |
| Regional bird | Capercaillie |
| Regional flower | Oxeye daisy |
| Website | keskisuomi.fi |
Central Finland (Finnish: Keski-Suomi; Swedish: Mellersta Finland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, and South Savo. The city of Jyväskylä is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area.
The largest lake in the very water-based region is Lake Päijänne (1,080 km2). Other large lakes are Lake Keitele (490 km2), Lake Konnevesi (190 km2) and Lake Kivijärvi (150 km2). The highest point in the region is Kiiskilänmäki in the municipality of Multia, which reaches an altitude of 269 meters above sea level.[1] Kuokanjoki, Finland's shortest river and one of the world's shortest rivers is in the region.[2][3]
Central Finland has been one of the slowly growing regions in terms of population, but the growth has been based on the Jyväskylä sub-region's position as a significant growth center, and most of the region's municipalities are declining in population.[4][5] Also, of these, Kyyjärvi has landed on the Finnish state's crisis financial management list due to its economic hardship.[6][7]
Historical provinces
For history, geography and culture see: Tavastia, Savonia, Ostrobothnia
Municipalities
The region of Central Finland is made up of 22 municipalities, of which six have city status (marked in bold).
Total: - 272,300 (2012 population)
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Äänekoski sub-region: Jämsä sub-region:
Joutsa sub-region: |
Keuruu sub-region: |
Saarijärvi-Viitasaari sub-region:
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Politics
Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Central Finland:
- Centre Party 19.82%.
- Social Democratic Party 18.92%.
- Finns Party 18.04%.
- National Coalition Party 12.77%.
- Green League 11.43%.
- Left Alliance 8.21%.
- Christian Democrats 5.68%.
- Movement Now 2.77%.
- Blue Reform 0.46%.
- Seven Star Movement 0.25%.
- Other parties 1.65%,
References
- ^ "Jollei Haltille niin ainakin Kinttumäelle" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Shortest river | Revolvy". web.archive.org. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "River Facts. | Clean Rivers Trust". 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Väkiluku. Tilasto- ja ennakointitietoa Keski-Suomesta 2019. (in Finnish)
- ^ Tilastokeskukselta jäätävä väestöennuste: Keski-Suomessa vain kolme kuntaa kasvaa – Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish)
- ^ "Four municipalities in financial crisis, state steps in". Yle News. May 31, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ Mustikkamaa, Jussi (June 2, 2019). "IL-reportaasi: Kyyjärvi ajautui kiinteistösijoituksilla kriisikunnaksi – "Kuntaliitoksessa kaikki palvelut häviävät täältä"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved December 14, 2021.
External links
- Central Finland Regional Council
- Central Finland Human Technology Region
- Central Finland Official Tourist Guide
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