Country Finland Town privileges 1998 Area 586.4 km² Region Northern Savonia | Charter 1925 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Wednesday 5:17 AM | |
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Sub-region Northeastern Savonia sub-region Area rank 185th largest in Finland Weather 1°C, Wind S at 19 km/h, 94% Humidity | ||
Juankoski (Swedish: Strömsdal) is a former town and municipality of Finland.
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Map of 73500 Juankoski, Finland
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The town has a population of 4,804 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 465.27 square kilometres (179.64 sq mi) of which 120.98 km2 (46.71 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.7/sq mi). Juankoski became a town in 1998.
Neighbouring municipalities of Juankoski were Juuka, Kaavi, Tuusniemi, Kuopio, Nilsiä and Rautavaara.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
In March 2014 the Juankoski city council decided that Juankoski is going to merge with Kuopio in the beginning of 2017.
History
Museum Masuuni Brunou focuses on the area's iron and cardboard industry, as well as local history.
Villages
Akonvesi, Hipanlahti, Jouhteninen (Joutseninen), Muuruvesi (village), Säyneinen (village), Vehkalahti, Västinniemi and Akonpohja, which is located in address 73500