Kivijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkiʋiˌjærʋi]; literally "stone(y) lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,018 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 599.88 square kilometres (231.61 sq mi) of which 115.81 km2 (44.71 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi).
Kivijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Kivijärven kunta Kivijärvi kommun | |
 Kivijärvi municipal office | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kivijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°07.2′N 025°04.5′E / 63.1200°N 25.0750°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pekka Helppikangas |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 599.88 km2 (231.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 483.96 km2 (186.86 sq mi) |
| • Water | 115.81 km2 (44.71 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 178th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,018 |
| • Rank | 292nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) |
| • Others | 1.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 48% |
| • 65 or older | 38.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kivijarvi.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Karstula, Kinnula, Kyyjärvi, Perho and Viitasaari. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipal coat of arms of Kivijärvi is inspired by a folktale related to Kivijärvi's church. According to the story, the construction work of the first church building did not progress when all the work done during the day was mysteriously destroyed during the night. In that case, it was decided that the site of the church would be chosen by putting a rooster on the back of the lake to drift on top of the bottom log of the church, and where the rooster would land, the church of parish would be erected there. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers and was approved for use on April 18, 1963.[5][6]
Nature
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There are all together 89 lakes in Kivijärvi. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Heitjärvi and Heikinjärvi.[7] Salamajärvi National Park is partly located in Kivijärvi.
History
editThe toponym was first mentioned in 1554 as Kijuijerffuj ärmarch, referring to hunting grounds held by Tavastians. The village of Kivijärvi has existed at least since 1571, when it was a part of the large Rautalampi parish. It was transferred to the Viitasaari parish after its establishment in 1628. Kivijärvi became a chapel community in 1750 and fully independent from Viitasaari in 1864. Kinnula was separated from Kivijärvi in 1904, though it had had its own church since 1867. In 1934, parts of Kivijärvi and Viitasaari were separated in order to form the Kannonkoski municipality.[8]
Suomenselkä municipality
editKannonkoski, Karstula, Kivijärvi and Kyyjärvi planned to merge into the Suomenselkä municipality from January 1, 2022.[9][10] Karstula, Kivijärvi and Kyyjärvi accepted the merger proposal, but Kannonkoski did not.[11] After Kannonkoski left the planned merger, Kivijärvi also left it. Later, the merger project of the remaining Karstula and Kyyjärvi also failed at the Kyyjärvi municipal council meeting held on May 17, 2021, and the Ministry of Finance does not propose a forced merger either.[12]
Surnames
editMost common surnames and their frequencies in Kivijärvi as of 2014:[13]
- Kinnunen (1:18)
- Kotilainen (1:24)
- Hakkarainen (1:26)
- Leppänen (1:26)
- Kainulainen (1:29)
- Piispanen (1:33)
- Paananen (1:38)
- Hytönen (1:42)
- Holm (1:44)
- Puranen (1:46)
Notable people
edit- Jalmari Haapanen (1882–1961)
- Vihtori Vesterinen (1885–1958)
- Jussi Raatikainen (1898–1978)
- Jukka Sipilä (1936–2004)
- Anna-Liisa Kasurinen (born 1940)
- Zaida Bergroth (born 1977)
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Suomen kuntavaakunat – Kivijärvi" (in Finnish). Suomen kuntaliitto. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Kivijärvi". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 168+163+134. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Roiha, Marja (4 December 2020). "Pohjoisen Keski-Suomen uuden kunnan nimeksi Suomenselkä". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Kotilainen, Virpi (25 January 2021). "Kivijärvi kysyy asukkaiden mielipidettä kuntaliitoksesta". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Heikkilä, Eija (15 February 2021). "Neljän kunnan liitos ei toteudu – Kannonkoski hylkäsi kuntaliitoksen". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Valtiovarainministeriö ei esitä Kyyjärven kunnan pakkoliitosta" (in Finnish). Ministry of Finance. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ Most Common Surnames in Kivijärvi
External links
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Media related to Kivijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kivijärvi – Official website (in Finnish)
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