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Uurainen Virus
Uurainen (, also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or roughly 6.5%, is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Jyväskylä, Laukaa, Multia, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Etymology The name ''Uurainen'' is derived from the lakes Iso-Uurainen and Pieni-Uurainen. The root word for these lake names is most likely ''uuro'', a dialectal word meaning "riverbed", referring to the Takapuro river between the two lakes, as it has been a strait in the past. Uurainen is also the name of a register village in the municipality. Geography Lakes There are all together 125 lakes in Uurainen. The biggest lakes are Kyynämöinen, Sääkspää and Iso-Uurainen. Villages Settlements:Kuukan kappelista nykypäivään, pages 26-27. Register villages: *Kuukkajärvi *Uurainen * Kangashäkki * Höy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Finland
Finland is divided into 19 regions (; ) which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland, municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal councils. The main tasks of regional councils are regional planning, the development of enterprises, and education. Between 2004 and 2012, the regional council of Kainuu was elected via popular elections as part of an experimental regional administration. In 2022, new Wellbeing services counties of Finland, Wellbeing services counties were established as part of a health care and social services reform. The wellbeing services counties follow the regional borders, and are governed by directly elected county councils. Åland One region, Åland, has a special status and has a much higher degree of autonomy than the others, with its own Parliament of Åland, Parliament and local laws, due to its history of Åland, unique history and the fact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Language
Finnish (endonym: or ) is a Finnic languages, Finnic language of the Uralic languages, Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland, alongside Swedish language, Swedish. In Sweden, both Finnish and Meänkieli (which has significant mutual intelligibility with Finnish) are official minority languages. Kven language, Kven, which like Meänkieli is mutually intelligible with Finnish, is spoken in the Norway, Norwegian counties of Troms and Finnmark by a minority of Finnish descent. Finnish is morphological typology, typologically agglutinative language, agglutinative and uses almost exclusively Suffix, suffixal affixation. Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, Numeral (linguistics), numerals and verbs are inflection, inflected depending on their role in the Sentence (linguistics), sentence. Sentences are normally formed with subject–verb–object word order, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikkelin Maalaiskunta
Mikkelin maalaiskunta (abbreviated ''Mikkelin mlk'', ) is a former municipality of Finland located in the modern region of Southern Savonia. Together with Anttola, it was consolidated with the town of Mikkeli in 2001. Geography The municipality surrounded the town of Mikkeli. It also bordered Juva, Anttola, Ristiina, Hirvensalmi, Kangasniemi, Haukivuori and Virtasalmi. Villages History During the late Viking Age, the area was inhabited by Tavastians. A Karelian migration to the area occurred in the 12th century. The Savonian people formed out of these two groups as well as the possibly Sámic-speaking indigenous population. The initial settlement in the area was known as Savilahti, established in the late 13th century. It was originally part of the Novgorod Republic until the 1323 Treaty of Oreshek, when Novgorod ceded it to Sweden along with Jääski and Äyräpää. Savilahti was the first parish in all of Savonia, all other Savonian parishes were separated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savonian People
Savonians (; ), or Savo Finns, are a Finns#Subdivisions, subgroup (''heimo'') of Finns who live in the areas of the historical province of Savonia (historical province), Savonia. History Savonians are descendants of Tavastians, Tavastian and Karelian peasants who, during the Middle Ages, had settled in the areas that would later become known as ''Savonia'' in order to find new lands suitable for slash-and-burn agriculture. The Treaty of Nöteborg split the area between Sweden and Novgorod Republic, Savonia going to Sweden and Karelia to Novgorod. This tied Savonia to the Finnish language and Lutheran religion. While Savonia as a region was first mentioned in writing in 1323 in the treaty, Savonians as a separate group emerged around the year 1700 as a result of the mixing of Karelians and Tavastians. During 16th and 17th centuries, many Savonians emigrated to Eastern Norway and Central Sweden where they became known as the Forest Finns. In the 17th century, there was also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pälkäne
Pälkäne () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which . The population density is . Onkkaala is the administrative center of the municipality. Tampere is located northwest of the center of Pälkäne. The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. Many people from Helsinki and the surrounding cities own summer cottages and residences in Pälkäne, making the small town very busy during summer vacation seasons. Pälkäne is a very popular summer vacation resort given its diverse services, high-quality swimming beach, beautiful nature and close location to big cities. From start of year 2007 Pälkäne and Luopioinen were merged to a new municipality of Pälkäne. Geography Nature The landscape of Pälkäne is dominated by several lakes, the largest of which are Lake Mallasvesi on the west side of Onkkaala and Lake Pälkäneves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrväntö
Tyrväntö is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland in the Häme Province, now in Tavastia Proper. It was consolidated with Hattula in 1971. The northern part of the former municipality was transferred to Valkeakoski in 1978. Tyrväntö bordered Hattula, Sääksmäki, Pälkäne and Hauho. Geography Villages *Suotaala (location of the church) *Anomaa *Lahdentaka *Lepaa *Lusi *Monaala *Mäenpää *Mälkiäinen *Retula *Suontaka *Tykölä *Uskila *Vanajaniemi Lakes The Vanajavesi is partially on the former municipality's territory. History The name of Tyrväntö is related to the name of Tyrvää, a former municipality now part of Sastamala. Their names originate from the dialectal word ''tyrjätä'', "to make loud noise, to rumble" , referring to the sound of the nearby rapids. Both Tyrväntö and Tyrvää have also had an alternative name ''Tyrväntä''. Tyrväntö was first mentioned in 1449 as ''Turfwenesokn'', originally a part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavastians
The Tavastians (; ) were an ancient Finnish tribes, Finnish tribe that inhabited the historical province of Tavastia (historical province), Tavastia (). In Russian sources, they are called ''Yem'' (Емь) or ''Yam'' (Ямь), but the term later disappeared from the Russian language after Finland was incorporated into the Swedish realm. The Tavastians are often noted for Finnish–Novgorodian wars, their conflicts with Novgorod. The Tavastians are also a modern subgroup of the Finnish people, distinguished by their use of Finnish language#Dialects, Tavastian dialects. History Tavastia (historical province), Tavastia () has been inhabited since the early Stone Age. The core area of ancient Tavastia was formed around Vanajavesi, Lake Vanajavesi. Example of organized cooperation of iron age Tavastians are the hillforts that form a clear line in south-north direction around Hämeenlinna. Most remarkable from these hillforts is the Rapola Castle which is the biggest hillfort found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyrölä
Nyrölä is a district and village of Jyväskylä, Finland located from the city centre. Prior to 2009, it was one of the villages of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, a former municipality of Finland. Nyrölä Observatory, an amateur astronomical observatory, is located in Nyrölä. Mökkiperä Stage of Rally Finland is driven in Nyrölä. Geography Nyrölä is located in the northwestern part of Jyväskylä, mostly in a salient between Petäjävesi and Uurainen. It also includes the areas of Mökkiperä and Hepoperä. The statistical sub-district (''pienalue'') of Nyrölä also includes Sikomäki, which is not a part of the development district (''kaupunginosa'') and belongs to the Kuikka district instead. However, Sikomäki was a part of the register village of Nyrölä. History Nyrölä was established around 1565. Its name is derived from the Savonian surname ''Nyrönen'', first recorded here in 1570 (Juho Nyröinen). The village has also been called ''Soukkajärvi'', re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
