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Coat of Arms of Vehmersalmi

Vehmersalmi is a former municipality of Finland. It has been a part of the city of Kuopio since January 1, 2005.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 2,053 (2003) and covered an area of 550.59 km of which 202.47 km is water. The population density was 5.9 inhabitants per km.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Vehmersalmi ceased to exist as of 1 January 2005 when it was merged into Kuopio.

Villages

An old Horkanlahti Cemetery in Vehmersalmi

Enonlahti, Horsmanlahti, Juonionlahti, Jänissalo, Litmaniemi, Miettilä, Niinimäki, Putroniemi, Puutosmäki, Ritoniemi, Roikansaari, Räsälä, Vuorisalo, Mustinlahti and Kohma.

Culture

Food

In the 1980s, stockfish soup was considered the traditional food of the former parish of Vehmersalmi.

References

  1. "Savossa äänestettiin pitäjille nimikkoruoat". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 1984-09-20. p. 19.
Municipalities of North Savo
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Former municipalities
Districts of Kuopio
Coat of arms of Kuopio

62°45′40″N 28°01′45″E / 62.76111°N 28.02917°E / 62.76111; 28.02917


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