Maaninka

Maaninka [ mɑ ː niŋkɑ ] (Swedish historically Maninga ) is a municipality in the Finnish Savo region, with 3826 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located in the countryside 45 kilometers north-west of Northern Savonia Kuopio.

Overview

Maaninka is marked very rural. Nearly a quarter of the population works in the agricultural sector. In the municipality of Maaninka are the villages Haatala, Halola, Hamula, Jynkänniemi, Kinnulanlahti, Kurolanlahti, Käärmelahti, Leinolanlahti, Lappetelä, Pohjois- Haatala, Tavinsalmi, Tuovilanlahti, Varpasmaa, Venäjänsaari, Vianta and Väänälä.

Over several channels Maaninka is connected to the waterways of Savo. The main attractions of the community are in the nature: The Korkeakoski, with 46 meters, the highest waterfall in Finland, and the bird areas of the lakes Patajärvi, Patalahti, Lapinjärvi and iso- Valkeinen.

Policy

Parish council

Dominant political force in Maaninka is the rural - liberal center party. She arrived at the municipal election in 2012 with a good 52 % of the vote and 12 of the 21 seats the absolute majority. closely followed by the right-wing populist True Finns and the Social Democrats, with three seats. Also represented in the City Council are the first anger occurred "Independent List Maaninka " with two deputies and the conservative National Coalition Party with a representative. The Left Alliance lost after election losses with just 3.1 % of the vote his seat in the City Council.

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms: In the black shield is a golden slant bar with three rotgeschnäbelten and also gefüßten black ducks.