Kannus is a

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and

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. It is situated in the

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and is part of the

Central Ostrobothnia Central Ostrobothnia ( fi, Keski-Pohjanmaa; sv, Mellersta Österbotten) is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Central Finland and South Ostrobothnia. Historical provinces Municipalities ...

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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of , of which is water. The

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is . The municipality is unilingually

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. Neighbour municipalities are

Kalajoki Kalajoki (; literally translated the "fish river") is a coastal town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the Gulf of Bothnia in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has ...

Kokkola Kokkola (; sv, Karleby, ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. The town is located in the Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of ...

Sievi Sievi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipal ...

and

Toholampi Toholampi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Kannus, Kokk ...

. The area of Kannus was long inhabited by Lapps. This is also indicated by the name of the town, which means Sámi witch drum. The

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of the witch drum in the

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of the town also refers to the same.

Notable people

Oskari Tokoi Antti Oskari Tokoi (15 April 1873 – 4 April 1963) was a Finnish people, Finnish socialist who served as a leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. In 1917 Tokoi acted as a Chairman of the Senate of Finland and thus he was the world’s ...

, socialist leader and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland

References

External links

Town of Kannus
– official website Cities and towns in Finland Municipalities of Central Ostrobothnia Populated places established in 1859 1859 establishments in Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub