Varkaus

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Varkaus
Town
Varkauden kaupunki
Varkaus stad
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Varkaus in July 2006
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Coat of arms
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Location of Varkaus in Finland
Coordinates: 62°19′N027°53.5′E / 62.317°N 27.8917°E / 62.317; 27.8917
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region Varkaus
Market town 1929
City rights 1961
Government
 •  Town manager Hannu Tsupari
Area
 (2018-01-01) [1]
 • Total524.48 km2 (202.50 sq mi)
 • Land385.62 km2 (148.89 sq mi)
 • Water138.45 km2 (53.46 sq mi)
 • Rank 206th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
 • Total19,727
 • Rank 57th largest in Finland
 • Density51.16/km2 (132.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 •  Finnish 95% (official)
 •  Swedish 0.2%
 • Others4.9%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1412%
 • 15 to 6456.4%
 • 65 or older31.6%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website varkaus.fi
Illustration in Finland framstaldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852. Warkaus - Pehr Adolf Kruskopf - Finland framstalldt i teckningar - 82.jpg
Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845-1852.

Varkaus (before year 1929 Warkaus) is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region, between the city of Kuopio and the town of Savonlinna.

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The municipality has a population of 19,727 (31 December 2023) [4] and covers an area of 524.48 square kilometres (202.50 sq mi) of which 138.45 km2 (53.46 sq mi) is water. [1] The population density is 51.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (132.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In old Finnish 'Varkaus' meant strait, and this city is located in the lake district on straits between two parts of Lake Saimaa. An extension of the Saimaa Canal passes through the town.

History

Varkaus was born in the late 19th century as an industrial community of the A. Ahlström paper mills. It was a part of the municipalities of Leppävirta and Joroinen until 1929 when Varkaus became a market town. During the Finnish Civil War in 1918 the town was taken over by the Reds, but because of its isolated location in rural Finland, it was soon taken by the Whites on the Battle of Varkaus 19–21 February. The whites proceeded to execute every tenth Red soldier.

The municipality of Kangaslampi was consolidated to Varkaus on 1 January 2005.

Sport

The bandy team Warkauden Pallo-35, or just WP-35, plays in the highest division, Bandyliiga, and has become Finnish champions 16 times.

Varkaus Speedway Stadion is a motorcycle speedway on the northern outskirts of the town off the Tykkitie road, adjacent to the motorcycle racing and karting facilities. [5] The Speedway circuit is one of the oldest in Finland and held the final of the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship three times. [6]

Notable people

Parts of the town of Varkaus

Twin towns — sister cities

Varkaus is twinned with:

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN   1797-5395 . Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. ↑ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "Use of Tracks". Varkaus Racing Team. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Speedway Individual Finnish Championship". Speedway Sanomat. Retrieved 13 February 2024.


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