Sumiainen (Finland)
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Name (Latin)
Sumiainen (Finland)
Other forms of name
Sumiais, Finland
nnaa Sumiainen, Finland
Coordinates
26.04722222 26.04722222 62.65694444 62.65694444 (gooearth )
Associated country
Finland
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- BGN Aug. 1, 79(Sumiainen, variant: Sumiais; ppl, 62°39ʹN 26°02ʹE)
- Sumiaisten kirja, 1978:t.p. (Sumiaisten kunta)
- BGN Aug. 1, 79(Sumiainen, variant: Sumiais; ppl, 62p0s39ʹN 26p0s02ʹE)
Wikipedia description:
Sumiainen is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,293 (2003) and covered an area of 307.93 km2 of which 77.34 km2 is water. The population density was 5.6 inhabitants per km2. Sumiainen consolidated to Äänekoski together with Suolahti in 2007. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. The municipality was also known as "Sumiais" in Swedish. The Swedish name is now considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland. The river Kuokanjoki is located to the south of the village, and is one of the world's shortest rivers.
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