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Saarijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑːriˌjærʋi]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 9,115 (31 December 2021)[6] and covers an area of 1,422.72 square kilometres (549.32 sq mi) of which 170.8 km2 (65.9 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.9/sq mi).
Saarijärvi | |
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Town | |
| Saarijärven kaupunki Saarijärvi stad | |
 Church of Saarijärvi | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saarijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°42.3′N 025°15.5′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi-Viitasaari sub-region |
| Charter | 1866 |
| City rights | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Timo Rusanen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,422.72 km2 (549.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,251.93 km2 (483.37 sq mi) |
| • Water | 170.8 km2 (65.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 58th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,115 |
| • Rank | 111th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.28/km2 (18.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.4% (official) |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.2% |
| • 65 or older | 33% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
| Website | www.saarijarvi.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Karstula, Multia, Soini, Uurainen, Ähtäri and Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The neighboring municipality of Pylkönmäki was consolidated to Saarijärvi on 1 January 2009.
There are all together 241 lakes in Saarijärvi. Biggest lakes are Pyhäjärvi, Summanen and Lake Saarijärvi.[7]
Saarijärvi is the home of Bonden Paavo (Finnish: Saarijärven Paavo) in the poem by Johan Ludvig Runeberg. Juho Hyytiäinen, the great grandfather of Pamela Anderson, left the village in 1908 emigrating to the American continent.
History
Saarijärvi has existed since the mid-16th century, when it was a part of the Rautalampi parish. Saarijärvi acquired its first church in 1628, which was also when the Laukaa parish, including Saarijärvi, was separated from Rautalampi. Saarijärvi became a separate parish in 1639 as Palvasalmi. At the time, the parish also included Karstula, Kyyjärvi, Pylkönmäki and a part of Konginkangas. The parish was renamed to Saarijärvi sometime after 1690.
Karstula, including Kyyjärvi, was separated in 1887, Konginkangas in 1895 (partially from Viitasaari) and Pylkönmäki in 1914. Saarijärvi became a town in 1986. Pylkönmäki rejoined Saarijärvi in 2009.
Twin towns - sister cities
Saarijärvi is twinned with:[9]
Gran, Norway
Kungsbacka, Sweden
Trittau (Amt), Germany
Transport
Saarijärvi is served by OnniBus.com route Helsinki—Jyväskylä—Kokkola.
People born in Saarijärvi
- Matthias Calonius (1738 – 1817)
- Samuli Häkkinen (1857 – 1918)
- Otto Stenroth (1861 – 1939)
- Adiel Paananen (1897 – 1968)
- Tarmo Manni (1921 – 1999)
- Toivo Hyytiäinen (1925 – 1978)
- Kain Tapper (1930 – 2004)
See also
- Finnish national road 58
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
- "Saarijärvi (kunta)". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 395. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Saarijärven kaupungin ystävyyskunnat". saarijarvi.fi (in Finnish). Saarijärvi. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
External links
Media related to Saarijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Saarijärvi – Official website, finnish, russian, english and swedish
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[de] Saarijärvi
Saarijärvi [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈsɑːrijærvi] ist eine Stadt mit 9208 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020) in Mittelfinnland. Saarijärvi ist eine recht weitläufige und ländlich geprägte Stadt, neben der Landwirtschaft sind mittelständische Betriebe der metallverarbeitenden und der Elektronikindustrie von wirtschaftlicher Bedeutung.- [en] Saarijärvi
[ru] Саариярви
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