North Savo

North Savo Pohjois-Savo (Finnish) Norra Savolax (Swedish)
Region
Region of North Savo Pohjois-Savon maakunta Landskapet Norra Savolax
Flag Coat of arms
North Savo on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 63°N 27°E
Country	Finland
Historical province	Savonia
Capital	Kuopio
Area
• Total	20,366.70 km2 (7,863.63 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	244,236
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	FI-15
NUTS	132
Regional mammal	Moose, Alces alces
Regional bird	Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica
Regional fish	Vendace, Coregonus albula
Regional flower	Rowan, Sorbus aucuparia
Website	pohjois-savo.fi

North Savo (or Northern Savonia; Finnish: Pohjois-Savo; Swedish: Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the region and Lake Kallavesi is the largest lake in the region.

The region's traditional food is a fish and bacon filling pie called Kalakukko.

Historical provinces

For history, geography and culture see: Savonia

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of North Savo

North Savo includes 19 municipalities, which five of them are cities and towns (marked bold).

• Iisalmi (Idensalmi)
  • Population: 20,618
• Joroinen (Jorois)
  • Population: 4,590
• Kaavi
  • Population: 2,628
• Keitele
  • Population: 2,035
• Kiuruvesi
  • Population: 7,475
• Kuopio
  • Population: 124,021
• Lapinlahti (Lapinlax)
  • Population: 8,975
• Leppävirta
  • Population: 9,049
• Pielavesi
  • Population: 4,073
• Rautalampi
  • Population: 2,933

• Rautavaara
  • Population: 1,424
• Siilinjärvi
  • Population: 21,290
• Sonkajärvi
  • Population: 3,637
• Suonenjoki
  • Population: 6,708
• Tervo
  • Population: 1,412
• Tuusniemi
  • Population: 2,313
• Varkaus
  • Population: 19,727
• Vesanto
  • Population: 1,895
• Vieremä
  • Population: 3,387

Also, North Savo includes five sub-regions: Kuopio sub-region, Inner Savonia, North Eastern Savonia, Upper Savonia, and Varkaus sub-region.

Politics

Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in North Savo:

• Centre Party 21.67%
• Finns Party 17.55%
• National Coalition Party 14.80%
• Social Democratic Party 14.57%
• Green League 9.46%
• Christian Democrats 8.61%
• Left Alliance 8.44%
• Movement Now 1.93%
• Blue Reform 1.62%
• Seven Star Movement 0.44%
• Other parties 0.91%

Tertiary education

• University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus (enrollment c. 6,000, in Kuopio)
• Savonia University of Applied Sciences (enrollment c. 6,000, in Kuopio (about 4,500), Varkaus and Iisalmi)
• Kuopio department of Sibelius Academy (c. 150 studying for Master of Music in Church music or Master of Arts in Arts Management)
• Kuopio department of Humak University of Applied Sciences (c. 100 studying to be Sign language Interpreters)

External links

• Official Regional Council of Northern Savonia website