Nilsiä is a former small
town
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and a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Finland
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. It joined the city of
Kuopio
Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...
at the beginning of year 2013.
It is located in the
Northern Savonia
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region
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. The town has a population of (31 December 2012)
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
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]
The last few decades have been a period of rapid progress for the town, especially its tourism. There are still plenty of traditional rural occupations, but also many kinds of commercial activities. Nilsiä has become the administrative and commercial centre of Northeast
Savonia and it co-operates actively with the city of
Kuopio
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. The services in Nilsiä are as diverse as in many larger towns.
Nilsiä has exceptionally much to offer to those who love sports and nature, whether it is winter or summer.
Tahkovuori is a popular winter sport centre. There are also marked routes for snowmobile trainers.
In summer there are many marked paths for hiking and mountain biking. There is a marina and good fishing possibilities in lakes Syväri and Vuotjärvi, like in the Lastukoski rapids, too.
Nilsiä is also a well-known golf centre.
People born in Nilsiä
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Olli Zitting (1872 – 1929)
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Aatu Halme (1873 – 1933)
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Aaro Salo (1874 – 1949)
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Anni Savolainen-Tapaninen (1875 – 1952)
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Emil Rautaharju (1875 – 1947)
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Ville Korhonen (1877 – 1931)
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Pekka Heikkinen (1883 – 1959)
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Taavetti Lukkarinen (1884 – 1916)
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Antti Tossavainen (1886 – 1962)
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Heikki Taskinen (1888 – 1952)
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Ville Kyrönen (1891 – 1959)
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Pauli Pitkänen (1911 – 1941)
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Osmo Vepsäläinen (1931 – )
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Raimo Tuomainen (1957 – )
References
External links
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Municipality of Nilsiä– Official website
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Populated places established in 1869
*Nilsiä
Former municipalities of Finland
1869 establishments in the Russian Empire