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Hankasalmi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 4,515
(31 October 2024) and covers an area of 687.75 square kilometres (265.54 sq mi) of
which 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi)
is water. The population density is
7.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Hankasalmi is the only authentic rural municipality in Jyväskylä, that offers its inhabitants and guests a wide range of opportunities in the housing, work and leisure sectors. Comprehensive services and good transport links by highway and rail ensure smooth handling. Hankasalmi has several elementary schools, a high school, and a high school where you can take part in high-level navigation training.




Geography



Neighbouring municipalities are Kangasniemi, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Pieksämäki, Rautalampi and Toivakka.
There are all together 97 lakes in Hankasalmi. The biggest lakes are Kynsivesi-Leivonvesi, Armisvesi and Kuuhankavesi.




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Halttula




History


The name Hankasalmi was first mentioned in 1552 when it was a wilderness owned by the Tavastians of Hauho. The settlement has existed at least since 1559. In 1561, it was transferred to the new Rautalampi parish, which was largely settled by Savonians.
Hankasalmi became an independent parish in 1802, but administratively it remained a part of Rautalampi until 1872, when the modern Hankasalmi municipality was formed. Parts of it were also taken from Pieksämäki, Kangasniemi and Laukaa.




Notable individuals



Aimo Minkkinen, longtime head of the Tampere Lenin Museum
Antero Halonen, boxer
Kaarlo Kartio, actor
Kalevi Tarvainen, linguist and professor
Kari Ihalainen, javelin thrower and track and field coach
Lauri W. Pääkkönen, elementary school teacher and writer
Matti A. Karjalainen, professor at the Helsinki University of Technology
Matti Makkonen, politician
Matti Rutanen, folk artist
Mika Mölsä, crime journalist and fiction writer
Niina Mäkinen, ice hockey player
Onni Haini, journalist and writer
Onni Pellinen, Olympic wrestler
Paavo Rautkallio, politician
Unto Poikolainen, Pesäpallo player
Vilho Ylönen, cross-country skier and rifle shooter




Twin towns - sister cities


Hankasalmi is twinned with:

Häädemeeste, Estonia
Karmøy, Norway
Mjölby, Sweden




References






External links


Media related to Hankasalmi at Wikimedia Commons
Hankasalmi travel guide from Wikivoyage

Municipality of Hankasalmi – Official site

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Burja
• Josef Daniel Stenbäck
• Finlandia Tengah
• Hankasalmi
• Hankasalmi Observatory
• Mjölby
• Hankasalmi railway station
• Mjölby Municipality
• Birdwatching
• Rautalampi
• Central Finland
• Nyrölä Observatory
• Birch