Suonenjoki
Suonenjoki | |
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Town | |
| Suonenjoen kaupunki Suonenjoki stad | |
Suonenjoki railway station | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The Strawberry Town | |
Location of Suonenjoki in Finland | |
Interactive map of Suonenjoki | |
| Coordinates: 62°37.5′N 027°07.5′E / 62.6250°N 27.1250°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Inner Savo |
| 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 (2025-12-31) | |
• Total | 6,549 |
| • Rank | 138th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.18/km2 (23.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 4.5% |
| 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 |
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image_skyline. Replace with image.Suonenjoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsuo̯nenˌjoki]; literally means "vein's river") is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Kuopio.
The town has a population of 6,549 (31 December 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 9.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.