Suonenjoki
Suonenjoki | |
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Town | |
| Suonenjoen kaupunki Suonenjoki stad | |
Suonenjoki railway station | |
| Nickname: The Strawberry Town | |
Location of Suonenjoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37.5′N 027°07.5′E / 62.6250°N 27.1250°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Inner Savonia |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Market town | 1967 |
| City rights | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Olavi Ruotsalainen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 862.34 km2 (332.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 713.56 km2 (275.51 sq mi) |
| • Water | 148.78 km2 (57.44 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 119th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 6,628 |
| • Rank | 138th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.29/km2 (24.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 4.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.4% |
| • 65 or older | 32.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | suonenjoki |
Suonenjoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsuo̯nenˌjoki]; literally means "vein's river") is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Kuopio.
The town has a population of 6,628 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 862.34 square kilometres (332.95 sq mi) of which 148.78 km2 (57.44 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.29 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.