Joroinen (Swedish: Jorois) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo[2] region. The municipality has a population of 4,626 (31 December 2021)[4] and covers an area of 711.76 square kilometres (274.81 sq mi) of which 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi) is water.[3] The population density is 8.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.8/sq mi).
Joroinen
Jorois | |
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Municipality | |
Joroisten kunta Jorois kommun | |
![]() Joroinen church | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Nickname(s): Paris of the Savonia[1] | |
![]() Location of Joroinen in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°11′N 027°50′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North Savo[2] |
Sub-region | Varkaus |
Charter | 1631 |
Government | |
• Municipality manager | Joonas Hänninen |
Area (2018-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 711.76 km2 (274.81 sq mi) |
• Land | 575.43 km2 (222.17 sq mi) |
• Water | 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi) |
• Rank | 148th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[4] | |
• Total | 4,626 |
• Rank | 179th largest in Finland |
• Density | 8.04/km2 (20.8/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.4% |
• Others | 1.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.4% |
• 15 to 64 | 55.5% |
• 65 or older | 31.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[7] | 21.25% |
Website | www.joroinen.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Leppävirta, Pieksämäki, Rantasalmi and Varkaus. Varkaus is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Joroinen, and Varkaus Airport is located in Joroinen.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Joroinen has the biggest disc golf course in Finland with 36 holes.[8][9]
Joroinen is often called "Paris of the Savonia" because in the 1700s the people of the manor spoke mainly French.[1]
Joroinen is twinned with:
Media related to Joroinen at Wikimedia Commons
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