Kangasniemi
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Kangasniemi is located on the Finnish national road 13, Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Mikkeli and Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Jyväskylä. Distance to the national capital, Helsinki is Script error: No such module "convert".. Its neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Hirvensalmi, Joutsa, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki and Toivakka.
There are almost 3600 (May 2014) summer houses, and summer guests redouble the number of inhabitants during the summer months.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
History
The municipality was founded in 1867.
Nature
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Economy
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Famous natives
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- Emilie Björkstén, poet
- Hilding Ekelund, architect
- Otto Manninen, writer, poet and translator
- Tepa Reinikainen, shot putter
- Hiski Salomaa, singer and songwriter
- Virpi Sarasvuo, née Kuitunen, cross-country skier
- Sami Sarjula, actor
- Martti Tolamo, athlete
Gallery
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Church
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Läsäkoski canal
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Syvälahden lava
See also
References
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External links
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- Municipality of Kangasniemi – Official website
- The Finnish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Official website
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