Ruskeasanta (; ) is a city

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. It is part of the

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major region, located about east of the

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. The district is known mainly as a residential area preferred by families with children. There are approximately 320 jobs in Ruskeasanta, most of them in the service sector. Services in the area include a

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, hair salon,

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, restaurant-pub, and a

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near the Highway 45 which is open around the clock. Ruskeasanta's attractions also include the Ruskeasanta cemetery, which houses the nationally significant log

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from 1927, designed by

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. Finnish pop singer

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, who represented Finland in the

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