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Varkaus, before 1929 known as Warkaus, is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Savo region, between the city of Kuopio and the town of Savonlinna.

The municipality has a population of () The Speedway circuit is one of the oldest in Finland and held the final of the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship three times.

Notable people

  • Onni Hiltunen (1895–1971), politician
  • Jukka Keskisalo (born 1981), steeplechaser
  • Antti Kupiainen (born 1954), mathematical physicist
  • Esa Pakarinen (1911–1989), actor and musician
  • Esa Pakarinen Junior (1947—2026), actor
  • Piia Pantsu (born 1971), equestrian rider
  • Lassi Parkkinen (1917–1994), speed skater
  • Erkki Pulliainen (born 1938), biologist and politician
  • Pekka Siitoin (1944–2003), occultist and neo-Nazi
  • Petri Varis (born 1969), ice hockey forward

Parts of the town of Varkaus

  • Kaura-aho
  • Käpykangas
  • Kuoppakangas
  • Kosulanniemi
  • Lehtoniemi
  • Puurtila
  • Taipale
  • Luttila
  • Könönpelto
  • Kangaslampi
  • Kurola
  • Hasinmäki
  • Häyrilä
  • Päiviönsaari
  • Peltola

Twin towns — sister cities

Varkaus is twinned with:

  • Lu'an, China
  • Nakskov, Denmark
  • Rjukan, Norway
  • Sandviken, Sweden
  • Petrozavodsk, Russia
  • Rüsselsheim, Germany
  • Pirna, Germany
  • Zalaegerszeg, Hungary

See also

  • Soisalo
  • The industrial heritage of Varkaus - European Heritage site (2025)

References

  • Town of Varkaus – Official website