Kontiolahti

Kontiolahti [ kɔntiɔlɑhti ] (Swedish historically Kontiolax ) is a municipality in eastern Finland with 14,245 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012). It lies in the middle of the countryside on the shores of North Karelia Höytiäinen Lake about 20 km north of Joensuu.

The parish consists Kontiolahti since 1783. 1873 was founded the church. The name Kontiolahti means " Bear Bay ". The largest population centers are Kirchdorf Kontiolahti and Lehmo. In addition to the municipality includes the villages Herajärvi, Iiksi, Jakokoski, Kontioniemi, Kulho, Kunnasniemi, Lehmo, Mönni, Onttola, Paihola, Puntarikoski, Pyytivaara, Rantakylä - Romppala, Selkie, Varparanta and Venejoki.

International Kontiolahti is known as a regular venue for biathlon competitions. In addition to numerous World Cup Kontiolahti has twice hosted Biathlon World Championships. The World Championships in 1999 and previously the competitions in men's relay at the World Championships in 1990, as a replacement for Minsk or Oslo, were decided in Kontiolahti. The World Championships in 2015 were awarded to the city.

Kontiolahti benefits greatly from its proximity to Joensuu, the largest city of North Karelia. In contrast to most communities in the region lagging in the population increased since 1978 at constant. The unemployment rate was up to 11.5 percent in 2006 for North Karelian ratios low. An important employers are the Finnish armed forces maintain a garrison in Kontiolahti.

Black Monday

The largest employer is the electronics company Perlos Oyj, the on-site Kontiolahti 1,240 people employed in early 2007. On 15 January 2007, the Group's management said that Perlo close all factories in Finland and in the course of the year, 1,400 people will be laid off, including all previous work in Kontiolahti employees. This eliminates at a stroke a quarter of all industrial jobs North Karelia away. Due to the expected devastating impact for the community and the region, local media call this day " Black Monday " ( musta Maanantai ).

Sons and daughters

  • Mikko Hyvärinen (1889-1973), gymnast
  • Eero Hyvärinen (1890-1973), gymnast
  • Vilho Väisälä (1889-1969), meteorologist and entrepreneur
  • Yrjö Väisälä (1891-1971), physicist and astronomer
  • Kalle Väisälä (1893-1968), mathematician and educator
  • Hannu Kapanen ( born 1951 ), ice hockey player
  • Lauri Dalla Valle ( * 1991), football player
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