Kannonkoski is a Finnish municipality located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of ()

Orthodox monks

During the Winter War, 117 monks from the Valamo monastery in the lake Ladoga were evacuated. They arrived in Kannonkoski in 1939, bringing various icons and relics with them. The monks lived in the Piispala school, which at the time was closed due to the ongoing war.

The monks left Kannonkoski in the autumn of 1940 after they had purchased an old manor in Heinävesi, where the New Valamo monastery was soon established. 27 monks died during the evacuation and were buried in the graveyard of the Lutheran Kannonkoski church.

Proposed Suomenselkä municipality

Kannonkoski, Karstula, Kivijärvi and Kyyjärvi had planned to merge into the from January 1, 2022. Karstula, Kivijärvi and Kyyjärvi accepted the merger proposal, but Kannonkoski did not. After Kannonkoski opted out of the planned merger, Kivijärvi also left out, and later the merger project of the remaining Karstula and Kyyjärvi failed at the Kyyjärvi municipal council meeting held on May 17, 2021, and the Ministry of Finance did not propose a forced merger either.

Nature

There are all together 81 lakes in Kannonkoski. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Vuosjärvi and Kannonselkä.

Notable people

  • Mikko Hirvonen, rally driver

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File:Kannonkoski Lutheran Church.jpg|Kannonkoski Church

File:Kannonkoski rapids.JPG|Kannonkoski rapids

File:The altar of Kannonkoski Church.jpg|The altar of Kannonkoski Church

File:Potmon rautatiesilta Kannonkoski.JPG|Potmo railway bridge

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Twinnings

  • Mäksa Parish, Estonia

References

  • Municipality of Kannonkoski – Official website
  • Mikko Hirvonen, Kannonkoski born rally driver - Official website