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Tuusniemi
Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Notable people * Olli Miettinen (1869–1946) – politician * Väinö Ikonen (1895–1954) – Greco-Roman wrestler and Olympian * Antti Rissanen (born 1931) – sport shooter and Olympian * Tuula Haatainen Tuula Irmeli Haatainen (born 11 February 1960) is a Finnish politician and a member of the Finnish Parliament, with the Social Democratic Party. She was the Minister of Education 2003–2005 and the Minister of Social Affairs and Health 2005– ... (born 1960) – politician * Elisa Holopainen (born 2001) – ice hockey player and Olympic bronze medalist References External links Municipality of Tuusniemi– Official web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Savo
North Savo (or Northern Savonia; fi, Pohjois-Savo; sv, 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''. Historical provinces ''For history, geography and culture see: Savonia'' Municipalities North Savo includes 19 municipalities, which five of them are cities and towns (marked bold). * Iisalmi (''Idensalmi'') **Population: * Joroinen (''Jorois'') **Population: * Kaavi **Population: * Keitele **Population: * Kiuruvesi **Population: * Kuopio **Population: * Lapinlahti (''Lapinlax'') **Population: * Leppävirta **Population: * Pielavesi **Population: * Rautalampi **Population: * Rautavaara **Population: * Siilinjärvi **Population: * Sonkajärvi **Population: * Suonenjoki **Popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Väinö Ikonen
Väinö Ikonen (5 October 1895 – 10 February 1954) was a Finnish wrestler. He was born in Tuusniemi. He won an Olympic bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1924. He won a gold medal at the 1921 World Wrestling Championships The 1921 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship were held in Helsinki, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Swede .... References External links * 1895 births 1954 deaths People from Tuusniemi People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Olympic wrestlers of Finland Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Finnish male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from North Savo 19th-century Finnish people 20th-century Finnish people {{Finland-wrestling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Eastern Savonia
North Eastern Savonia or Northeastern Savo () is a sub-region of Finland. It is an administrative subdivision of the region of North Savo. The region of Northeast Savo was named a region of sudden structural change during 2008 to 2010, after Stromsdal, a major employer in the region, went bankrupt. Municipalities Northeastern Savo previously comprised five municipalities: Juankoski, Kaavi, Nilsiä, Rautavaara, and Tuusniemi. On 1 January 2013, Nilsiä was incorporated into the city of Kuopio, a part of the Kuopio sub-region, and was thus removed from Northeastern Savo. On 1 January 2017, Juankoski was incorporated into the city of Kuopio. With the removal of Juankoski from the Northeastern Savo sub-region, the land connection between Rautavaara and the rest of the sub-region was broken. The sub-region currently comprises the municipalities of Kaavi, Rautavaara, and Tuusniemi. Population The sub-region had a population of 19,837 in 2011. In December 2021, the population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outokumpu, Finland
Outokumpu is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, west of Joensuu and east of Kuopio. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The most important road connection in the locality is Highway 9. Neighbouring municipalities are Heinävesi, Kaavi, Liperi, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The fir-twigged line in the coat of arms of Outokumpu refers to the name ''Kuusjärvi'' (literally "spruce lake") at the time the municipality's coat of arms was established, and the copper symbol refers to Outokumpu Oyj's mines, which later gave their name to the entire township. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson, and the Kuusjärvi municipal council approved it at its meeting on November 21, 1952. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on February 18, 1953. History The municipality was formerly kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisa Holopainen
Elisa Holopainen (born 27 December 2001) is a Finnish ice hockey winger and member of the Finnish national team, currently playing in the Finnish Naisten Liiga (NSML) with KalPa Kuopio. She is one of the most dominant players active in the Naisten Liiga and, before turning twenty, had already received the Naisten Liiga trophy for Player of the Year twice, Best Forward three times, and was a four-time All-Star. Holopainen represented Finland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal and at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2019, 2021, and 2022. International play With the senior national team, she won a silver medal at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship. Holopainen was officially named to the Finnish roster for the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship days before the tournament was cancelled due to public health concerns related to COVID-19. She appeared with the Finnish under-18 national team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuula Haatainen
Tuula Irmeli Haatainen (born 11 February 1960) is a Finnish politician and a member of the Finnish Parliament, with the Social Democratic Party. She was the Minister of Education 2003–2005 and the Minister of Social Affairs and Health 2005–2007. In 2007 Haatainen was chosen as the Deputy Mayor of Helsinki and she left the parliament. She returned to the parliament following the 2015 elections, in which she received 6,662 personal votes. On 2 September 2017, Haatainen was nominated as the candidate of the Social Democratic Party in 2018 presidential election. In the election, Haatainen placed sixth with 3.3 percent of the votes, while the incumbent president Sauli Niinistö went on to secure his second term with a majority of votes. After the presidential election, on 5 February 2018, Haatainen was elected as the Second Deputy Speaker of the Parliament. She served in the position until the collapse of Rinne Cabinet in December 2019, after which she joined the subsequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antti Rissanen
Antti Rissanen (born 28 April 1931) is a Finnish former sports shooter. He competed in the 300 metre rifle event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1931 births Living people People from Tuusniemi Finnish male sport shooters Olympic shooters of Finland Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from North Savo {{Finland-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olli Miettinen
Olli Miettinen (1 September 1869 – 28 September 1946) was a Finnish farmer and politician, born in Tuusniemi. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1910 to 1913, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue ; sv, Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats ( fi, link=no, Sosiaalidemokraatit; sv, link=no, Socialdemokrater) and commonly kno ... (SDP). References 1869 births 1946 deaths People from Tuusniemi People from Kuopio Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1910–11) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1911–13) {{SocialDemocraticPartyFinland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinävesi
Heinävesi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The city of Joensuu is located northeast of Heinävesi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia. The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, the New Valamo New Valamo or New Valaam ( fi, Valamon luostari, or more informally, especially in the postal address: ''Uusi-Valamo'', sv, Valamo nya kloster, russian: Ново-Валаамский) is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monaste ... Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, are located in Heinävesi. Notable people * Tuomas Gerdt, last living Knight of the Mannerheim Cross * Onni Happonen, politician and murd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaavi
Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . It is from Kuopio and from Joensuu. Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Juuka, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Sights and activities * Telkkämäki Nature Reserve (Heritage Farm) * Juutila Foundry Museum (the only sand casting museum in the Nordic countries, foundry since 1881) * Vaikkojoki River; shooting the rapids, fishing, hiking, canoeing * Kaavi Blues Festival in June * Summer theaters in Luikonlahti and Maarianvaara * Kaavi Church * Orthodox Chapel in Luikonlahti Twin towns * Mõniste, Estonia * Võru County, Estonia Notable people *Harri Hakkarainen, javelin thrower *Isto Hiltunen, musician *Matti Koivunen, ice hockey player *Seppo Kononen, journalist, had award 2011 ( Suom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leppävirta
Leppävirta () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Geography Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus. Villages * Sorsakoski * Häikiä * Häyry * Lylymäki * Niinimäki * Oravikoski * Reinikkala * Saahkarlahti Notable people * Jully Ramsay, historian and genealogist *Reino Soijärvi, ice hockey player * Jorma Hynninen, opera singer * Pentti Pekkarinen, politician *, sportsperson *, translator *, artisan *, writer *, writer, journalist and military aviator * Mikko Kuustonen, singer-songwriter International relations Leppävirta is twinned with: * Storfors in Sweden * Dovre in Norway * Schwerte in Germany * Orissaare in Estonia Estonia, formally the Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juankoski
Juankoski is a former town and municipality of Finland. In March 2014, the Juankoski city council decided that the town would merge with Kuopio in the beginning of 2017. Juankoski is located in the province of Eastern Finland, part of the Northern Savonia region. It covers an area of of which is water. Juankoski formally became a town in 1998. Neighbouring municipalities of Juankoski include Juuka, Kaavi, Tuusniemi, Kuopio, Nilsiä and Rautavaara. The former municipality is unilingually Finnish. History In 1746, Brynolf Brunou established an ironworks near the rapids between Vuotjärvi and Akonvesi. The area was a part of the Nilsiä chapel community of the Kuopio parish. Nilsiä became a separate parish in 1816 and a municipality in 1869. Juankoski was moved to the Muuruvesi parish in 1907, remaining a part of it until Juankoski became a separate municipality in 1923. Muuruvesi and Säyneinen were consolidated with Juankoski in 1971. Juankoski was consolidated with Kuo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
