Kivijärvi

Kivijärvi [ ˌ kiʋi jærʋi ] is a municipality with 1304 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in Central Finland. It is located 130 north-west of Jyväskylä on the northern edge of the Finnish Lake District.

A fixed settlement of the area took place in the 16th century from eastern Finland Savo. As a political community consists Kivijärvi since 1868. The modest parish church of the parish village Kivijärvi was built in 1874.

The Kirchdorf is the population center of the community. It lies on a bay on the western shore of the eponymous lake Kivijärvi which runs through the municipality on a length of 30 km from north to south. In addition to the community include the widely scattered villages Lokakylä, Karstula, Vastinki, Kumpulainen, Sompala, Kinnula, Saar Salmi, Keihärinkoski and Valkeisjärvi. In the summer months, the population of the municipality increases significantly when Finns take their vacation homes mainly from the cities of the country. Alone on the banks of Kivijärvi there are 650 such Mökkis.

Kivijärvi is rural. Around one third of the labor force works in agriculture and forestry, the largest employer is the local authority. Kivijärvi has an airfield with a 900 m long runway, which is primarily used by glider pilots. In the northeast, the municipality share of Salamajärvi National Park, which among other forest reindeer are observed.

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms: In a silver shield rotbewehrter black cock on a red background standing.

Policy

As in most rural areas of Finland is in Kivijärvi the Centre Party, the largest party. In the local elections 2008, she received over 60 % of the vote and has the council, the highest decision-making authority in local affairs, with 11 of the 17 MPs an absolute majority. The second largest group are the Social Democrats with four seats, followed by the conservative National Coalition Party has two seats.