Northern Savonia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. Kuopio is the largest city in the region. Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... Kuopio is a Finnish city located in the province of Eastern Finland and the region of Northern Savonia. ...

Pohjois-Savon maakunta Norra Savolax landskap Region FI132 Province Eastern Finland Historical province Savonia Area 20,366 km² Population  - Total (2005)  - Density 250,064 14.9/km² Regional bird Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica Regional fish Vendace, Coregonus albula Regional flora Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia

Map highlighting the location of the Region of Northern Savonia

Image File history File links North_Savonia. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics of Finland are used for statistical purposes in a European Union context. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. ... The historical provinces (Finnish: maakunnat or provinssit – singular maakunta or provinssi, Swedish: landskap) of Finland is a legacy of the countrys joint history with Sweden. ... Savonia, Savolax or Savo, is a historical province in the south of Finland. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Binomial name Gavia arctica (Linnaeus, 1758) Black-throated Diver, known in North America as Arctic Loon (Gavia arctica), is a medium-sized member of the loon or diver family. ... The vendace (Coregonus albula) is a whitefish found in lakes in northern Europe, especially Finland, and in some lakes in Scotland (Lochmaben, near Dumfries) and England. ... This article is about the rowan tree; for other uses of the term, see Rowan (disambiguation) Species Sorbus subgenus Sorbus Sorbus aucuparia - European Rowan Sorbus americana - American Rowan Sorbus cashmeriana - Kashmir Rowan Sorbus commixta - Japanese Rowan Sorbus decora - Showy Rowan Sorbus glabrescens - White-fruited Rowan Sorbus hupehensis - Hubei Rowan Sorbus... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1424x2528, 804 KB) Summary Summary Finnish province of Pohjois-Savo. ...

Historical Provinces

For History, Geography and Culture see: Savo Savo (Savolax) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Savo - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland) Pohjois-Savon maakunta - a current Region of Finland Etelä-Savon maakunta - a current Region of Finland Eastern Finland - a current Province of Finland A dialect...

Regional Council

Main article: Northern Savonia Regional Council

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Northern Savonia The 25 municipalities of Northern Savonia in Finland are divided on five districts. ...

Northern Savonia includes 23 municipalities.

Iisalmi (Idensalmi in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Juankoski is a municipality of Finland. ... Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. ... Karttula is a municipality of Finland. ... Keitele is a municipality of Finland. ... Kiuruvesi is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. ... Kuopio is a Finnish city located in the province of Eastern Finland and the region of Northern Savonia. ... Lapinlahti is a municipality of Finland. ... Leppävirta is a municipality of Finland. ... Maaninka is a municipality of Finland. ... Nilsiä is a small town and a municipality of Finland. ... Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. ... Rautalampi is a municipality of Finland. ... This article is about the municipality. ... Siilinjärvi is a town of about 20,000 inhabitants, located in the middle of Finland, in Northern Savo, 20 kms north of Kuopio. ... Sonkajärvi is a municipality of Finland. ... Suonenjoki is a municipality of Finland. ... Tervo is a municipality of Finland. ... Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland. ... Varkaus is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. ... Varpaisjärvi is a municipality of Finland. ... Vesanto is a municipality of Finland. ... Vieremä is a municipality of Finland. ...

Tertiary education

• University of Kuopio
• Savonia University of Applied Sciences
• Kuopio department of Sibelius Academy

The University of Kuopio is situated in the town of Kuopio in Eastern Finland. ... Savonia University of Applied Sciences Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Finnish: Savonia-ammattikorkeakoulu) is a Finnish institution of higher education based in the city of Kuopio. ... The Sibelius Academy in downtown Helsinki. ...

Heraldry

Main article: Heraldry of Savonia

External links

• Northern Savonia - Official site

Regions of Finland
Central Finland • Central Ostrobothnia • Eastern Uusimaa • Finland Proper • Kainuu • Kymenlaakso • Lapland • North Karelia • Northern Ostrobothnia • Northern Savonia • Ostrobothnia • Pirkanmaa • Päijänne Tavastia • Satakunta • South Karelia • Southern Ostrobothnia • Southern Savonia • Tavastia Proper • Uusimaa