Joroinen Explained

Joroinen
Official Name:	Finnish: Joroisten kunta Swedish: Jorois kommun
Other Name:	Jorois
Nickname:	Paris of the Savonia^[1]
Settlement Type:	Municipality
Coordinates:	62.1833°N 77°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Finland
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	North Savo^[2]
Subdivision Type2:	Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:	Varkaus
Leader Title:	Municipality manager
Leader Name:	Joonas Hänninen
Established Title:	Charter
Established Date:	1631
Timezone:	EET
Utc Offset:	+02:00
Timezone Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+03:00

Joroinen is a municipality in the North Savo region of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia sub-region. The municipality has a population of approximately 4,626 people and covers an area of 982 square kilometers.

Some villages

• Joroisniemi
• Järvikylä
• Kaitainen
• Katajamäki
• Katisenlahti
• Kerisalo
• Kerisalonsaari
• Kiekka
• Kotkatlahti
• Kurkela
• Kuvansi
• Koskenkylä
• Lahnalahti
• Maavesi
• Montola
• Ruokojärvi
• Ruokoniemi
• Savuniemi
• Tahkoranta

Historic manor houses of the area

Source:^[3]

• Frugård
• Hoviniemi
• Joroisniemi, Braseborg
• Juhanala
• Järvikylä
• Karhulahti
• Korhola
• Koskenhovi
• Kotkanhovi
• Paajala, Örnevik
• Pasala
• Puomila
• Räisälänranta
• Stendal
• Torstila
• Tuomaala
• Virrantalo
• Vättilä

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland.

Twin towns — sister cities

Joroinen is twinned with:

• Ülenurme, Estonia

External links

• Municipality of Joroinen – Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Nykänen. Helmi. Joroisissa on itsetunto kohdillaan: "Savon Pariisi on aika korskean komea titteli omittavaksi". Yle Uutiset. fi.
2. Web site: Government decided on division into regions . 1 Jan 2021.
3. Web site: Herrasväen asuinpaikat - Eteläsavon kartanot ja kartanoiksi kutsutut. kirjasto.mikkeli.fi.