Joroinen
Joroinen
Jorois | |
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Municipality | |
| Joroisten kunta Jorois kommun | |
 Joroinen church | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname:Â Paris of the Savonia[1] | |
 Location of Joroinen in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Joroinen | |
| Coordinates: 62°11âČN 027°50âČEï»ż / ï»ż62.183°N 27.833°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Savo[2] |
| Sub-region | Varkaus |
| Charter | 1631 |
| Government | |
|  âąÂ Municipality manager | Jaakko Kuronen |
| Area  (2018-01-01)[3] | |
 âąÂ Total | 711.76 km2 (274.81 sq mi) |
|  âąÂ Land | 574.89 km2 (221.97 sq mi) |
|  âąÂ Water | 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi) |
|  âąÂ Rank | 148th largest in Finland |
| Population  (2025-12-31)[4] | |
 âąÂ Total | 4,494 |
|  âąÂ Rank | 178th largest in Finland |
|  âąÂ Density | 7.82/km2 (20.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
|  âąÂ Finnish | 91.9% (official) |
|  âąÂ Swedish | 0.4% |
|  âąÂ Others | 7.7% |
| Population by age | |
|  âąÂ 0 to 14 | 13.4% |
|  âąÂ 15 to 64 | 55.5% |
|  âąÂ 65 or older | 31.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
|  âąÂ Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Joroinen (Finnish: [ËjoroiÌŻnen]; Swedish: Jorois) is a municipality in the North Savo region of Finland. The municipality has a population of approximately 4,626 people and covers an area of 982 square kilometers.
The bull's head on the coat of arms refers to the municipality's position in the development of agriculture in the 19th century, as Joroinen was home to a dairy and livestock school and the first livestock breeding association in Eastern Finland, and the round shots around the bull's head reminds the ancient location of the parish near the historical Swedish-Russian border and the battles fought there. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and was adopted on June 12, 1953.[7]
Joroinen's signature dish is kapapaisti made from dried fish and pork,[8] but in the 1980s, a potato casserole containing vendace was also named the traditional parish dish of Joroinen.[9] At the Finnish Sports Gala, Joroinen was awarded as the 2021 most mobile municipality in Finland.[10]
Some villages
[edit]- Joroisniemi
- JÀrvikylÀ
- Kaitainen
- KatajamÀki
- Katisenlahti
- Kerisalo
- Kerisalonsaari
- Kiekka
- Kotkatlahti
- Kurkela
- Kuvansi
- KoskenkylÀ
- Lahnalahti
- Maavesi
- Montola
- RuokojÀrvi
- Ruokoniemi
- Savuniemi
- Tahkoranta
Historic manor houses of the area
[edit]Source:[11]
- FrugÄrd
- Hoviniemi
- Joroisniemi, Braseborg
- Juhanala
- JÀrvikylÀ
- Karhulahti
- Korhola
- Koskenhovi
- Kotkanhovi
- Paajala, Ărnevik
- Pasala
- Puomila
- RÀisÀlÀnranta
- Stendal
- Torstila
- Tuomaala
- Virrantalo
- VÀttilÀ
Notable people
[edit]- Jukka Hentunen (born 1974), ice hockey player
- A. A. Kannisto (1876â1930), trade unionist and politician
- Erkki Pulliainen (1938â2022), biologist and politician
International relations
[edit]Twin towns â sister cities
[edit]Joroinen is twinned with:
Ălenurme, Estonia
References
[edit]- â NykĂ€nen, Helmi. "Joroisissa on itsetunto kohdillaan: "Savon Pariisi on aika korskean komea titteli omittavaksi"". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish).
- â "Government decided on division into regions". Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
- â "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- â "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSNÂ 2243-3627. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- â "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSNÂ 1797-5395. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- â "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003â2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- â Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 132. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- â "Savossa ÀÀnestettiin pitĂ€jille nimikkoruoat". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish): 19. 20 September 1984.
- â Kolmonen, Jaakko (1988). Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitĂ€jĂ€ruoat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Patakolmonen. p. 118. ISBN 951-96047-3-1.
- â Miettinen, Ville (13 January 2022). "Joroinen on Suomen liikkuvin kunta 2021". Kuntalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- â "HerrasvĂ€en asuinpaikat - EtelĂ€savon kartanot ja kartanoiksi kutsutut". kirjasto.mikkeli.fi.
External links
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Media related to Joroinen at Wikimedia Commons
Joroinen travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Joroinen â Official website
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