North Savo (parliamentary electoral district)

North Savo (formerly Kuopio) was an electoral district represented in the Finnish Eduskunta (parliament). Since 2013 it has been part of the Savo-Karelia electoral district. It covered the administrative region of North Savo, with a population of about 251,000 (as of 2002). North Savo currently elects ten members of the Eduskunta.

The constituency is largely rural, and the only major city in the area is Kuopio. The largest party in the 1999, 2003 and 2007 elections was the Centre Party.

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