Suolahti

Suolahti
Former municipality

Suolahti Church

Seal

Location of Suolahti in Finland
Coordinates: 62°33′50″N 025°51′10″E / 62.56389°N 25.85278°E / 62.56389; 25.85278Coordinates: 62°33′50″N 025°51′10″E / 62.56389°N 25.85278°E / 62.56389; 25.85278
Country Finland
Region Central Finland
Established 1932
Town privileges 1977
Merged into Äänekoski 2007
Seat Äänekoski
Area[1]
 • Total 67.48 km2 (26.05 sq mi)
 • Land 57.73 km2 (22.29 sq mi)
 • Water 9.75 km2 (3.76 sq mi)
Population (2006-12-31)[2]
 • Total 5,380
 • Density 93.19/km2 (241.4/sq mi)
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 16.36%
 • 15 to 64 66.99%
 • 65 or older 16.65%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.aanekoski.fi

Suolahti was a former town and municipality of Finland. It is located next to Lake Keitele in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. Suolahti consolidated to Äänekoski together with Sumiainen in 2007.

History

The first mentions of Suolahti are from the 16th century but the name became stable describing a population of 100-150 village residents in the end of the 19th century. The village before that was known as Paadentaipale. The opening of the railroad in 1898 industrialized Suolahti and increased the waterborne traffic on Keitele, for which Suolahti provided a railway harbour at its south end. The same year, a steam-mill started operating which was soon followed by other industrial facilities. This sped up population growth and urban development. In the first three decades of the 20th century, the population increased to two thousand. It gained town status in 1977.

Notable people from Suolahti

Sister cities

Prior to a 2007 consolidation with Sumiainen to make Äänekoski, Suolahti was twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2006" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.

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