Region of Finland
Region in Savo, Finland
North Savo |
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Region of North Savo
Pohjois-Savon maakunta
Landskapet Norra Savolax |
 Flag  Coat of arms |
 North Savo on a map of Finland |
| Coordinates:63°N27°E / 63°N 27°E /63; 27 |
| Country | Finland |
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| Historical province | Savo |
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| Capital | Kuopio |
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| Other towns | Iisalmi,Kiuruvesi,Suonenjoki andVarkaus |
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| Area |
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• Total | 20,366.70 km2 (7,863.63 sq mi) |
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| Population (2019) |
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• Total | 244,236 |
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| • Density | 11.9919/km2 (31.0590/sq mi) |
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| GDP |
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| • Total | €7.831 billion (2015) |
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| • Per capita | €31,542 (2015) |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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| ISO 3166 code | FI-15 |
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| NUTS | 132 |
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| Regional mammal | Moose,Alces alces |
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| Regional bird | Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica |
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| Regional fish | Vendace,Coregonus albula |
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| Regional flower | Rowan,Sorbus aucuparia |
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| Regional stone | Apatite |
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| Regional lake | Lake Juojärvi |
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| Website | pohjois-savo.fi |
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North Savo[2] (orNorthern Savonia;Finnish:Pohjois-Savo;Swedish:Norra Savolax) is aregion in easternFinland. It borders the regions ofSouth Savo,Central Finland,North Ostrobothnia,Kainuu, andNorth Karelia.Kuopio is the largest city in the region andLake Kallavesi is the largest lake in the region.
The region'straditional food is a fish and bacon fillingpie calledKalakukko.[3]
Historical provinces
[edit]For history, geography and culture see:Savo
The region of North Savo consists of 19municipalities, five of which have city status (marked in bold).
Municipalities on the map
[edit]Cities and municipalities of North Savo.
List of municipalities
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KalakukkoCoat of
arms | Municipality | Population | Land area
(km2) | Density
(/km2) | Finnish
speakers | Swedish
speakers | Other
speakers |
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 | Iisalmi | 20,330 | 763 | 27 | 96 % | 0 % | 5 % |
 | Joroinen | 4,543 | 575 | 8 | 93 % | 0.4 % | 7 % |
 | Kaavi | 2,578 | 674 | 4 | 98 % | 0 % | 2 % |
 | Keitele | 1,964 | 483 | 4 | 97 % | 0 % | 4 % |
 | Kiuruvesi | 7,338 | 1,328 | 6 | 98 % | 0 % | 2 % |
 | Kuopio | 125,462 | 3,242 | 39 | 93 % | 0.1 % | 7 % |
 | Lapinlahti | 8,856 | 1,097 | 8 | 97 % | 0.1 % | 3 % |
 | Leppävirta | 8,974 | 1,136 | 8 | 97 % | 0.1 % | 3 % |
 | Pielavesi | 3,944 | 1,153 | 3 | 98 % | 0.3 % | 2 % |
 | Rautalampi | 2,953 | 539 | 5 | 95 % | 0 % | 4 % |
 | Rautavaara | 1,403 | 1,151 | 1 | 98 % | 0 % | 2 % |
 | Siilinjärvi | 21,383 | 401 | 53 | 97 % | 0.1 % | 2 % |
 | Sonkajärvi | 3,551 | 1,466 | 2 | 99 % | 0 % | 2 % |
 | Suonenjoki | 6,615 | 714 | 9 | 96 % | 0 % | 4 % |
 | Tervo | 1,398 | 348 | 4 | 97 % | 0 % | 3 % |
 | Tuusniemi | 2,312 | 543 | 4 | 97 % | 0 % | 3 % |
 | Varkaus | 19,603 | 386 | 51 | 94 % | 0.2 % | 6 % |
 | Vesanto | 1,828 | 423 | 4 | 98 % | 0 % | 3 % |
 | Vieremä | 3,353 | 925 | 4 | 95 % | 0 % | 5 % |
| Total | 248,388 | 17,346 | 14 | 95 % | 0.1 % | 5 % |
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Results of the2019 Finnish parliamentary election in North Savo:
