Maaninka (, also ) is a former municipality in the region of North Savo, Finland. It was merged with the city of Kuopio on the 01st January 2015.

The municipality had a population of 3,747 people as of the 30th of November 2014,

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

People born in Maaninka

  • Taavetti Lapveteläinen (1860–1919)
  • Nestor Väänänen (1877–1930)
  • Tahvo Hiekkaranta (1879–1947)
  • Tatu Nissinen (1883–1966)
  • Salomo Savolainen (1883–1964)
  • Pentti Pekkarinen (1917–1975)
  • Olavi Kuronen (1923–1989)
  • Tuula Väätäinen (1955–)
  • Jari Räsänen (1966–)

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Maaninka Lutheran Church in Maaninka, Finland.jpg|The Lutheran Church of Maaninka

Havukkasalmi Sound (Lake Maaninkajärvi) in Tuovilanlahti village, Maaninka, Finland.jpg|The Lake Maaninkajärvi in the village of Tuovilanlahti, Maaninka.

Kalapuro House in Tuovilanlahti, Maaninka, Finland 2.jpg|The Kalapuro House serves as museum, Tuovilanlahti, Maaninka

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See also

  • Finnish national road 77

References

  • Municipality of Maaninka – Official site