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Pulkkila
Pulkkila is a former municipality and a village located in Northern Finland. Pulkkila is the administrative center of the municipality of Siikalatva and belongs to the region of Northern Ostrobothnia. The village is located south from Oulu and north from Jyväskylä. Pulkkila has 792 inhabitants and the village is unilingually Finnish. Pulkkila is best known for its metal industry and the artificial lake of Uljua. Pulkkila was an independent municipality until it was consolidated with Kestilä, Piippola and Rantsila on 1 January 2009 to form a new municipality of Siikalatva. Notable persons from Pulkkila * Pentti Haanpää, writer * T. I. Itkonen * Ilmari Kianto Ilmari Kianto (7 May 1874 – 27 April 1970), also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto, was a Finnish author. He was born in Pulkkila, Northern Ostrobothnia, and is best known for his books ''Punainen viiva'' ("The Red Line", publishe ..., writer References External links Municipality of Pulkk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siikalatva
Siikalatva (pronounced ) is a geographical area and a municipality of Finland. It lies 90 kilometres to the south of the city of Oulu and belongs to the North Ostrobothnia region. Siikalatva has a population of approximately 6 000 and the municipality covers an area of of which is water. Siikalatva consists of four former municipalities: Kestilä, Piippola, Pulkkila and Rantsila, that decided to merge into one in 2009. The merger was encouraged and also funded by the Finnish government, mainly due to the declining population and the indebted government of Rantsila.shop.kunnat.net/uploads/p20100617141806078.pdf The geographical area had often been referred to as Siikalatva even in the times before the creation of the new municipality. The seat of the local government is in the Pulkkila urban area. Representatives are elected to the municipal council every four years. The agrarian Centre Party has been dominant in Siikalatva for several decades, currently holding an absolute ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Municipalities Of Finland
This is a list of the former municipalities of Finland. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Ä Ö __NOTOC__ A * Ahlainen (Vittisbofjärd) – became part of Pori in 1972 *Aitolahti (Aitolax) – became part of Tampere in 1966 *Akaa (Ackas) – was divided in 1946 between Toijala, Kylmäkoski, Sääksmäki and Viiala. The name was re-introduced in 2007 when the municipalities of Toijala and Viiala were consolidated. *Alahärmä – consolidated with Kauhava in 2009 *Alastaro – consolidated with Loimaa in 2009 *Alatornio (Nedertorneå) – became m par mt of Tornio in 1973 *Alaveteli (Nedervetil) – consolidated with Kronoby in 1969 *Angelniemi – became part of Halikko in 1967 *Anjala – the municipalities of Anjala and Sippola were consolidated in 1975 to form the Anjalankoski market town * Antrea (S:t Andree) – was lost to the USSR in 1944 * Anttola – became part of Mikkeli in 2001 *Artjärvi (Artsjö) – conso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilmari Kianto
Ilmari Kianto (7 May 1874 – 27 April 1970), also known as Ilmari Calamnius and Ilmari Iki-Kianto, was a Finnish author. He was born in Pulkkila, Northern Ostrobothnia, and is best known for his books ''Punainen viiva'' ("The Red Line", published 1909) and ''Ryysyrannan Jooseppi'' (published in 1924). In his books, he describes people and living at Suomussalmi municipality in Kainuu region. He died in Helsinki, aged 95. Composer Jean Sibelius used Kianto's poem 'Lastu lainehilla' (Driftwood) as the lyric for the last of his Seven Songs, Op.17 (1902). Kianto's books have also been adapted into films, most notably the 1955 film ' directed by Roland af Hällström and the 1959 film ''The Red Line'' directed by Matti Kassila. – |
Pentti Haanpää
Pentti Haanpää (October 14, 1905 – September 30, 1955) was a Finnish author. He was born in Pulkkila, and is best known for his books ''Vääpeli Sadon tapaus'' 1935 and ''Noitaympyrä'' 1931. He died in Pyhäntä Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. G ..., aged 49. Bibliography * ''Maantietä pitkin'' 1925, Swedish version: ''Hemfolk och strykare'' * ''Tuuli käy heidän ylitseen'' 1927 * ''Kenttä ja kasarmi'' 1928 * ''Noitaympyrä'' 1931/1956 * ''Vääpeli Sadon tapaus'' 1935/1956 * ''Isännät ja isäntien varjot'' 1935 * ''Taivalvaaran näyttelijä'' 1938 * ''Ihmiselon karvas ihanuus'' 1939 * ''Korpisotaa'' 1940, French version: ''Guerre dans le Désert Blanc'' * ''Nykyaikaa'' 1942 * ''Yhdeksän miehen saappaat'' 1945 * ''Jutut'' 1946/1952 * ''Jauhot'' 1949 * ''Kii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rantsila
Rantsila ( sv, Rantsila, also ) is a village and former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The village had a population of 812 (31 December 2015), while the former municipality covered a land area of . The population density was . The municipality was unilingually Finnish. During the Finnish War (1808–1809), which resulted in Finland being ceded to the Russian Empire, the last battle engaged within Finland was held in the Kerälä village of Rantsila, between the Russian and Swedish-Finnish armies. General J.A. Sandels was perhaps the most highly respected commander of the Finnish troops, and in honour of him and his noble and highly renowned horse Bijou, an equestrian statue was erected in the center of Rantsila in 1989. The municipality was consolidated with Kestilä, Piippola and Pulkkila on 1 January 2009 to form a new municipality of Siikalatva Siikalatva (pronounced ) is a geographical area a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piippola
Piippola is a village and a former municipality of Finland. Piippola is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The village has a population of 550 (31 December 2015). The former municipality covered an area of of which is water. The population density was . The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The municipality was consolidated with Kestilä, Pulkkila and Rantsila on 1 January 2009 to form a new municipality of Siikalatva Siikalatva (pronounced ) is a geographical area and a municipality of Finland. It lies 90 kilometres to the south of the city of Oulu and belongs to the North Ostrobothnia region. Siikalatva has a population of approximately 6 000 and the municipa .... References External links Municipality of Piippola€“ official site Municipality of Siikalatva– official site Populated places disestablished in 2009 2009 disestablishments in Finland Former municipalities of Finland Siikalatva {{OuluP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kestilä
Kestilä is a village and former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Established in 1867, the population was 536 as of 31 December 2015. The municipality covered an area of of which is water. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The municipality was consolidated with Piippola, Pulkkila and Rantsila on 2009-01-01 to form a new municipality of Siikalatva Siikalatva (pronounced ) is a geographical area and a municipality of Finland. It lies 90 kilometres to the south of the city of Oulu and belongs to the North Ostrobothnia region. Siikalatva has a population of approximately 6 000 and the municipa .... References External links Municipality of Kestilä– official site Former municipalities of Finland Populated places established in 1867 Populated places disestablished in 2009 2009 disestablishments in Finland Siikalatva {{OuluProvince-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an embayment within it, through excavation, or building any number of retaining walls or levees. In other contexts, "reservoirs" may refer to storage spaces for various fluids; they may hold liquids or gasses, including hydrocarbons. ''Tank reservoirs'' store these in ground-level, elevated, or buried tanks. Tank reservoirs for water are also called cisterns. Most underground reservoirs are used to store liquids, principally either water or petroleum. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places Disestablished In 2009
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places Established In 1867
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Petäjävesi, Toivakka, and Uurainen. Other border municipalities of Jyväskylä are Joutsa, Jämsä and Luhanka. Jyväskylä is the largest city in the region of Central Finland and in the Finnish Lakeland; as of , Jyväskylä had a population of . The city has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Finland during the 20th century, when in 1940, there were only 8,000 inhabitants in Jyväskylä. Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Finnish national epic, the ''Kalevala'', gave the city the nickname "Athens of Finland". This nickname refers to the major role of Jyväskylä as an educational centre. The works of the notable Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto, can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
