Iisalmi
Iisalmi [i ː sɑlmi ] (Swedish: Idensalmi ) [i ː dɛnsalmi ] is a city in eastern Finland. It is located in the north of the Savo region and has 22 144 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).
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Geography
Iisalmi is north of the countryside Savo. The city is the center of the Obersavo ( Ylä- Savo ) region, which occupies the northern part of the historic landscape Savo. Neighboring communities of Iisalmi are Vieremä in the north, Sonkajärvi in the northeast, Lapinlahti the southeast, Maaninka in the south, southwest and Kiuruvesi Pielavesi in the northwest. Kuopio, Eastern Finland is the largest city, 80 kilometers south, Kajaani 89 km north. The distance to the capital Helsinki is 462 km.
The center of Iisalmi lies on the shores of Lake Porovesi. Apart from the center to the city area includes a fairly extensive area in the surrounding rural areas. Overall Iisalmi has an area of 872.11 square kilometers, of which 109.22 square kilometers is covered by inland waters.
History
The parish was founded in 1627 and comprised Iisalmi initially quite Obersavo with today's communities Iisalmi, Kiuruvesi Lapinlahti, Sonkajärvi, Vieremä and Pielavesi. During the 18th and 19th century, the previously sparsely populated area experienced a rapid population growth. As a result, Pielavesi dissolved in 1811, 1858 and Lapinlahti Kiuruvesi 1862 as independent communities of Iisalmi.
1860, the Senate of the Grand Duchy of Finland approved the establishment of the market town Iisalmi. 1891 gave Tsar Alexander III. Iisalmi the municipal law. The surrounding area of Iisalmi, meantime, was transferred as part of the separation of the management of the rural communities of the church administration in 1874 in the rural community of Iisalmi. At that originally belonged also the church today Sonkajärvi and Vieremä that only in 1920 respectively 1921, the municipal autonomy gained. At the beginning of 1970, the country was incorporated into the municipality Iisalmi Iisalmi.
Policy
Parish council
The strongest political force in Iisalmi is the Centre Party. At the municipal election in 2012, she received more than a third of the votes. In the City Council, the highest decision-making authority in local affairs, it represents 16 of 43 deputies. The other two major parties of the country, the National Coalition Party and Social Democrats play a lesser role than in other regions of Finland with eight and five seats in the city council. In contrast, the Left Alliance is over-represented, despite losses in the current municipal election with six seats compared to the national average. Also represented in the City Council are the right-wing populist True Finns with four and the Green Federation and the Christian Democrats with two deputies. City Manager Iisalmi since 1987 Martti Harju.
Twinning
Iisalmi maintains an official twinning with Notodden in Norway, Nyköping in Sweden, Guldborgsund in Denmark, Kirishi in Russia and Pécel in Hungary. There are also an unofficial twinning with the Estonian town of Võru and a cooperation agreement with the German district of Lüneburg.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Iisalmi is in its current form since 1963 in use. It was designed by Ahti Hammar and replaced a similar but incorrect heraldic coat of arms from 1894 The blazon of the arms is:. " Shield of Black Gold in the wave section divided. In the upper field erect a taut bow, all in gold, in the lower field crossed two Zimmeräxte and placed four roses 1:2:1 to their shafts, all in black. ". The bow is traditionally the heraldic symbol of the countryside Savo, while the wavy line refers to the situation Iisalmis the water.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Iisalmi is located on State Road 5, one of the most important north -south connections in the country. The European Route 63 follows the course. In the area of the city center branch of the State Road 5 west road 27 after Kalajoki and the main road after 88 Raahe off in an easterly direction leads the main road 87 after Nurmes.
The train station of Iisalmi is an important railway junction. Iisalmi is the end point of the coming Savo railway. In Iisalmi this coming from the southern Finland Kouvola railway line branches into a route in the north-west location Ylivieska and one in the northerly Kontiomäki.
Sons and daughters of the town
- August Eskelinen (1898-1987), skiers
- Olavi " Olli " Huttunen (1915-1940), skiers
- Olavi " Olli " Remes (1909-1942), cross-country skiers
- Joonas Kokkonen (1921-1996), composer
- Jarkko Määttä (* 1994), ski jumpers