Hankasalmi is a municipality of Finland, located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 4,515 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 687.75 square kilometres (265.54 sq mi) of which 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi).
Hankasalmi | |
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Municipality | |
| Hankasalmen kunta Hankasalmi kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hankasalmi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°23′N 026°26′E / 62.383°N 26.433°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| Charter | 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Matti Mäkinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 687.75 km2 (265.54 sq mi) |
| • Land | 571.7 km2 (220.7 sq mi) |
| • Water | 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 149th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,515 |
| • Rank | 179th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 2.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.4% |
| • 65 or older | 32.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | hankasalmi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Hankasalmi is the only authentic rural municipality in Jyväskylä, that offers its inhabitants and guests a wide range of opportunities in the housing, work and leisure sectors. Comprehensive services and good transport links by highway and rail ensure smooth handling.[peacock prose] Hankasalmi has several elementary schools, a high school, and a high school where you can take part in high-level navigation training.
Geography
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Neighbouring municipalities are Kangasniemi, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Pieksämäki, Rautalampi and Toivakka.
There are all together 97 lakes in Hankasalmi. The biggest lakes are Kynsivesi-Leivonvesi, Armisvesi and Kuuhankavesi.[5]
Villages
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History
editThe name Hankasalmi was first mentioned in 1552 when it was a wilderness owned by the Tavastians of Hauho. The settlement has existed at least since 1559. In 1561, it was transferred to the new Rautalampi parish, which was largely settled by Savonians.
Hankasalmi became an independent parish in 1802, but administratively it remained a part of Rautalampi until 1872, when the modern Hankasalmi municipality was formed. Parts of it were also taken from Pieksämäki, Kangasniemi and Laukaa.
Notable individuals
edit- Aimo Minkkinen, longtime head of the Tampere Lenin Museum
- Antero Halonen, boxer
- Kaarlo Kartio, actor
- Kalevi Tarvainen, linguist and professor
- Kari Ihalainen, javelin thrower and track and field coach
- Lauri W. Pääkkönen, elementary school teacher and writer
- Matti A. Karjalainen, professor at the Helsinki University of Technology
- Matti Makkonen, politician
- Matti Rutanen, folk artist
- Mika Mölsä, crime journalist and fiction writer
- Niina Mäkinen, ice hockey player
- Onni Haini, journalist and writer
- Onni Pellinen, Olympic wrestler
- Paavo Rautkallio, politician
- Unto Poikolainen, Pesäpallo player
- Vilho Ylönen, cross-country skier and rifle shooter
Twin towns - sister cities
editHankasalmi is twinned with:[8]
Häädemeeste, Estonia
Karmøy, Norway
Mjölby, Sweden
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Hankasalmi". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Unto K. Laine: Muistokirjoitus. Helsingin Sanomat, 29.6.2010, s. B5. Artikkelin verkkoversio Archived 2015-01-08 at archive.today.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 69. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Kansainvälinen toiminta". hankasalmi.fi (in Finnish). Hankasalmi. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
External links
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Media related to Hankasalmi at Wikimedia Commons
Hankasalmi travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Hankasalmi – Official site
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