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Topic: Municipalities of Northern Savonia


  
  Encyclopedia: Northern Savonia
Savonia, Savolax or Savo, is a historical province in the south of Finland.
Northern Ostrobothnia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland.
Southern Savonia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in the south-east of Finland.
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 MUNICIPALITIES OF FINLAND FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The municipalities (''kunta'' in Finnish, ''kommun'' in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country.
Municipalities have the right to levy a flat percentual tax, which is between 16 and 20 percent, and compromises two thirds of the total tax burden.
The areas of the municipalities vary, as the population is the primary criterion for forming a municipality.
www.witwib.com /municipalities_of_Finland   (464 words)

  
 Municipalities of Finland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self-government in Finland and act as the basic regional administrative units of the country.
The size of the council is proportional to the population, the extremes being 9 in Sottunga and 85 in Helsinki.
Municipal managers (kunnanjohtaja or kaupunginjohtaja) are civil servants named by the council.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Municipalities_of_Finland   (265 words)

  
 Lapinlahti -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Lapinlahti is a (An urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government) municipality of (Republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917) Finland.
The municipality has a population of 7,623 (2003) and covers an area of 711.87 (additional info and facts about km²) km² of which 98.30 km² is water.
The municipality is unilingually (The official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages) Finnish.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/La/Lapinlahti.htm   (140 words)

  
 Northern Savonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northern Savonia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland.
Map highlighting the location of the Region of Northern Savonia
This page was last modified 20:00, 11 November 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northern_Savonia   (55 words)

  
 Municipalities of Finland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The size of the council is proportional to the population, the extremes being 9 in (additional info and facts about Sottunga) Sottunga and 85 in (The capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center) Helsinki.
Municipal managers (kunnanjohtaja or kaupunginjohtaja) are (A public official who is a member of the civil service) civil servants named by the council.
Municipalities were originally (A local church community) parishes.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mu/municipalities_of_finland.htm   (519 words)

  
 physics - Municipalities of Finland
The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country.
In 2005 there are 444 Municipalities in Finland.
Of these 111 are towns, 44 are bilingual and 3 are unilingually Finland-Swedish, plus the 16 municipalities on the unilingually Finland-Swedish Åland province.
www.physicsdaily.com /physics/Municipalities_of_Finland   (172 words)

  
 Wetland Management (LAKEPROMO)
Savonia Polytechnic, which is run by The Municipal Federation of Savonia Polytechnic, is a multidisciplinary institution of higher and adult education with research and development activities in North Savo.
The Municipality of Roquetas de Mar serves as a local public administration to manage and administer local politics related to agriculture, social welfare, culture and education, sports, economy, environment, health, security, and urban planning.
The Northern Water Problems Institute is a scientific organization with the status of a state institution.
www.bton.ac.uk /env/research/earth_systems/lakepromo/other_partners.htm   (942 words)

  
 Kuopio -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The most important institutions are the Vocational College of Northern Savonia, the Pohjois-Savo Vocational Institute, Savonia polytechnic, the University of Kuopio and the Kuopio department of the (additional info and facts about Sibelius Academy) Sibelius Academy.
Nowadays Kuopio is known as a strong center of welfare and health profession, as the university is particularly oriented to those areas.
The municipality of (additional info and facts about Vehmersalmi) Vehmersalmi joined the city of Kuopio on January 1st 2005 like some other municipalities before.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/K/Ku/Kuopio.htm   (441 words)

  
 Municipalities of Northern Savonia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Municipalities of Northern Savonia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Municipalities of Northern Savonia contains research on
Municipalities of Northern Savonia, Upper Savonia, Kuopio District, North Eastern Savonia, Varkaus District, Inner Savonia and See also.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Municipalities_of_Northern_Savonia   (81 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Encyclopedia : M : MU : MUN : Municipalities of Finland
Municipalities control many community services, such as schools and health care, but they do not maintain roads, set laws or keep police forces.
In 2003 there are 446 Municipalities in Finland.
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 Europe Travel » Finland : Travel Guide :: Europe Tourist Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The municipality has a population of 8,305 (end of April 2004) and covers an area of 58.60 km² of which 7.72 km² is water.
The municipality has a population of 7,787 (2003) and covers an area of 862.21 km² of which 142.64 km² is water.
Suolahti, is a town and municipality of Finland.
europe.travel-chronicle.com /europe-travel/category/finland   (460 words)

  
 Station Information - Eastern Finland
In the 1997 redesign that reduced their number of provinces from 12 to 6 the Mikkeli province, Kuopio province and Pohjois-Karjala province formed the new province of Eastern Finland.
The State Provincial Office of Eastern Finland has offices in Mikkeli, Joensuu, Kuopio.
The coat of arms of Eastern Finland is composed of the arms of Savonia and Karelia.
www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/e/ea/eastern_finland.html   (154 words)

  
 Kuopio Article, Kuopio Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
As of 2004, the biggest employers of the city are: Town of Kuopio (5 868 employees), Academic hospital of Kuopio KYS (4 055), University ofKuopio (1 620), Post of Finland PLC (524), Niuvanniemi hospital (518), Peeässä Coop (501), Atria PLC (378), Vocational college of Northern Savonia (306), Fenestra Oy (297) and Kesko PLC (284)
The most important institutions are are the Vocational College of Northern Savonia, thePohjois-Savo Vocational Institute, Savonia polytechnic, the University of Kuopio and the Kuopio department of the Sibelius Academy.
The municipality of Vehmersalmi will join the town of Kuopio on January1st 2005.
www.anoca.org /savonia/city/kuopio.html   (324 words)

  
 Northern Savonia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Northern Savonia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Northern Savonia contains research on
Northern Savonia, Historical Provinces, Regional Council, Municipalities, Heraldry and External links.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Northern_Savonia   (86 words)

  
 Europe Travel » Finland Tourist Destinations : Travel Guide :: Europe Tourist Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
There are 4 urban municipalities (est: linnad – towns) and 14 rural municipalities (est: vallad – parishes) in the county.
Tampere, with about 200,000 inhabitants in the city itself, and more than 300,000 including the neighbouring municipalities, is the second most important urban centre in Finland after the Helsinki region.
Suonenjoki is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region.
europe.travel-chronicle.com /europe-travel/category/finland/finland-tourist-destinations   (462 words)

  
 Kuopio article - Kuopio Finnish city Eastern Finland Northern Savonia km² 1653 November - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kuopio article - Kuopio Finnish city Eastern Finland Northern Savonia km² 1653 November - What-Means.com
As of 2004, the biggest employers of the city are: Town of Kuopio (5 868 employees), Academic hospital of Kuopio KYS (4 055), University of Kuopio (1 620), Post of Finland PLC (524), Niuvanniemi hospital (518), Peeässä Coop (501), Atria PLC (378), Vocational college of Northern Savonia (306), Fenestra Oy (297) and Kesko PLC (284)
The municipality of Vehmersalmi will join the town of Kuopio on January 1st 2005.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Kuopio   (314 words)

  
 Hotels, Resorts
Below the provincial level, they are divided into cities, townships, and communes administered by municipal and communal councils elected by proportional representation once every four years.
At the provincial level, the 5 mainland provinces are administered by provincial boards composed of civil servants, each headed by a presidentially appointed governor.
Until 1977 municipalities were divided into towns (kaupunki/stad), market towns (kauppala/k?g) and country municipalities (maalaiskunta/landskommun).
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 Read about Southern Savonia at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Southern Savonia and learn about Southern Savonia ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Research Southern Savonia and learn about Southern Savonia here!
Southern Savonia is located in the heart of the Finnish lake district, and is perhaps best known for
Southern Savonia includes 20 municipalities listed below (towns marked in bold).
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Southern_Savonia   (104 words)

  
 Report: Background and Present Situation of Energy Agencies in Finland - 2003 on the ManagEnergy Website
Among others, municipalities, regional councils, energy companies and enterprises operating in the energy sector act as financiers.
The energy agencies take part in or start up regional, national and international projects and receive part of their financing from project activities.
The regional councils of Southern Savonia, Northern Savonia, Northern Karelia and Kainuu participate in this work.
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 Eastern Finland biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the 1997 redesign that reduced the number of provinces in Finland from 12 to 6, Mikkeli province, Kuopio province and Pohjois-Karjala province formed the new province of Eastern Finland.
Eastern Finland State Provincial Office has branches offices in Mikkeli, Joensuu, Kuopio.
The regions in Eastern Finland are divided on 66 municipalities.
eastern-finland.biography.ms   (141 words)

  
 Eastern Finland province (Finland) # fahnenversand.de - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Nationalflaggen Nationalflagge Shop ...
Northern Karelia region (Pohjois-Karjalan maakunta, landskapet Norra Karelen)
Different Karelias, a map of historical borders from Virtual Finland
The following municipalities are located in this province.
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 Asean News Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sonando, 64, is currently being held at the Preysor Detention Center outside Phnom Penh, reports SEAPA.
He was questioned for two hours at Phnom Penh Municipality Court on 11 October.
Sonando is the third journalist to face government-initiated lawsuits in recent months, notes SEAPA.
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