Heinola
Heinola | |
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Town | |
Heinolan kaupunki Heinola stad | |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 11% |
• 15 to 64 | 53.9% |
• 65 or older | 35.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfc |
Website | www |
Heinola (Finnish pronunciation: .
In the
History
Heinola used to be a remote village of then larger
When Finland became a part of
Heinolan maalaiskunta was merged into Heinola in 1997.
Geography
Heinola is largely situated between two lakes, Ruotsalainen and Konnivesi. A waterway connecting the lakes crosses the town and is, along with an esker also crossing the town, a characterising geographical feature of Heinola. A
Climate
Heinola has a subarctic climate (Dfc) bordering on a humid continental climate (Dfb).
Climate data for Heinola Asemantaus (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1959- present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −37.5 (−35.5) |
−36.6 (−33.9) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
−37.5 (−35.5) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) |
36 (1.4) |
33 (1.3) |
30 (1.2) |
43 (1.7) |
66 (2.6) |
71 (2.8) |
67 (2.6) |
53 (2.1) |
65 (2.6) |
56 (2.2) |
50 (2.0) |
617 (24.3) |
Average precipitation days | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 117 |
Source 1: FMI climatological normals for Finland 1991-2020[12] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Record highs and lows 1961- present[13] |
Economy
After World War II Heinola has been economically an industrial town, mainly due to its wood processing industry. Industry remained the largest source of employment until the 1970s, when the trade and services sector grew larger, following a national trend.
Heinola has been hit hard by
Sights
The bird zoo is located just next to the old bus station. The founding idea of the bird zoo is to offer help for birds that have injured themselves in the traffic, power lines and glass surfaces, and to rehabilitate them back to the nature. The birds that remain in the care, and the ones that are not capable of returning to the nature, but are considered to maintain a meaningful life in capture, are available for spectators to see. For school groups and tourists, this can be a good opportunity to identify some of the species that are not so easily spotted in the wild. In the summer, tropical birds that spend the winter inside are also to be seen.[15]
Culture
Food
In the 1980s, Heinola's traditional parish dishes were
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Heinola is
- Karlshamn, Sweden
- Peine (district), Germany
- Piešťany, Slovakia
See also
- Heinolan Peliitat
- Lusi (Heinola)
- Vierumäki
References
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Mielipide: Menneisyyden hehkuttelulla ei ratkaista tämän päivän haasteita – Itä-Häme (in Finnish)
- ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat 1949-1995 I:8 Heinola" (in Finnish). National Archives of Finland. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "The history of Heinola". Heinolan kaupunki. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- The National Archives of Finland. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Heinolan historia" (in Finnish). Town of Heinola. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "FMI normals 1991-2020" (PDF). fmi.fi. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "FMI open data". FMI. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- YLE. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Heinolan kaupunki - Tietoa lintutarhasta". Heinolan kaupunki. Archived from the original on 18 December 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ISBN 951-96047-3-1.
- ^ "Ystävyyskaupungit". heinola.fi (in Finnish). Heinola. Archived from the original on 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
External links
Media related to Heinola at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Heinola – official website (in Finnish)