Sumiainen is a former municipality of

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 B ...

. It is located in the

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Western Finland Western Finland ( fi, Länsi-Suomen lääni, sv, Västra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. ...

and is part of the

Central Finland Central Finland ( fi, Keski-Suomi; sv, Mellersta Finland) is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, No ...

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. The municipality had a population of 1,293 (2003) and covered an area of 307.93 km² of which 77.34 km² is water. The

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was 5.6 inhabitants per km². Sumiainen consolidated to

Äänekoski Äänekoski () is a town in Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about north of Jyväskylä. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities ...

together with

Suolahti Suolahti is a former list of towns in Finland, town and List of former municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located next to Lake Keitele in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finl ...

in 2007. The municipality was unilingually

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. The municipality was also known as "Sumiais" in

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. The Swedish name is now considered outdated according to the

Institute for the Languages of Finland The Institute for the Languages of Finland,, from which the shortened name ''Kotus'' is derived, smn, Päikkieennâm kielâi tutkâmkuávdáš, se, Ruovttueatnan gielaid guovddáš, sms, Dommjânnmlaž ǩiõli kõõskõs, rom, Finnosko tšimbe ...

. The river

Kuokanjoki Kuokanjoki is a watercourse in Finland. It is located in the province of Central Finland, 300 km north of the capital Helsinki. The area is part of the boreal climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a cl ...

is located to the south of the village, and is one of the world's shortest rivers.

History

The toponym Sumiainen was first mentioned in 1442 as ''Sumiais'', referring to the nearby lake. The settlement was established sometime in the 16th century, when it was a part of the

Rautalampi Rautalampi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia 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. Neigh ...

parish. It became a part of the

Laukaa Laukaa (; sv, Laukas) is a municipality of Finland. It is located next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The ...

parish after its establishment in 1628. Sumiainen was separated from Laukaa in 1868. It remained separate until 2007, when it was consolidated with

together with

People born in Sumiainen

Matti Pietinen Matti Pietinen (3 March 1859, in Sumiainen – 27 April 1918, in Viipuri; original surname ''Pitkänen'') was a Finnish schoolteacher, factory owner and politician. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1904 to 1906 and of the Parliament of F ...

(1859 – 1918) *

Ilmari Sormunen Toivo Ilmari Sormunen (23 November 1896, in Sumiainen – 22 November 1980) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He joined the still illegal Communist Party of Finland (SKP) in the 1920s. On 1 May 1930, Sormunen was abducted for a short time by acti ...

(1896 – 1980)

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Äänekoski Populated places disestablished in 2007 Former municipalities of Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub