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In the same year, a co-educational school was also established in


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The Puskan School was founded in 1929.


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[15] Agriculture was the main source of livelihood in the 1920s, employing 91.1% of the inhabitants of the municipality.


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Landowners and family members numbered 51.98%, lampoons and crofters 21.57%, selfish and hilly people 23.65%, and 1.27% who lived in official houses.


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There were 1.49% others.


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[15] The recession plagued the Finnish economy in the early 1930s, but gradually the country began to recover.


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Peat and grain drying industries and sawmills began to be established in Kauhajoki.


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In 1934, the Kauhajoki Museum Association was founded.


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Other events of the decade included the paving of the main street Topeeka, an agricultural exhibition, and the drying of Lake Ohmero.


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Ohmerojärvi School was founded in 1930, the following year Lustila School and in 1933 Pentilä and Jokimäki Schools.


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Piipari school was founded in 1935, Möyky school in 1937 and Lamminmaa school in 1939.


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[15] The Finnish Parliament met secretly in Kauhajoki during the Winter War on 5 December 1939—12.


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on February 1940.


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The gathering place was located on the upper floor of the wooden section of the Sanssi school.


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[17] Therefore, the coat of arms of the Kauhajoki has two maces of the Speaker.


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[18] Of the participants in the Winter War in Kauhajokis, 46 fell.


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[15] In the Continuation War between 1941 and 1944, 287 Kauhajokis were killed.


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Nearly 2000 Ingerians arrived in 1943 at an investment camp set up in Kauhajoki.


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Of this force, 509 people remained in the locality.


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The predominantly Ingerians returned after the end of the war to the Soviet Union.


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In addition, 1500 migrants arrived from Karelia to Kauhajoki, mainly living in the locality.


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During the 1940s and 1950s, the largest unified frontman area in Finland was established in Sahankylä of Kauhajoki, based on the Land Acquisition Act.


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Clearers from all over Finland arrived in the village who established a total of 42 settlement farms in the village.


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[15] Pihkakylä school was established in 1946, Koivumäki school the following year, and Äijö and Nummilahti schools in 1948.


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The Hakokallio School was founded in 1949 and the schools in Kökku and Sahankylä in 1951.


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Now there were 36 national schools in the locality.


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Pihkakylä School was dissolved in 1958.


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This was the first abolition in Kauhajoki.


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[15] Service industries with construction and industry took over from agriculture and forestry during the 1950s, when agriculture and forestry made a living for 76% of the inhabitants of Kauhajoki.


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During the decade, working-age populations migrated from the locality to Sweden and the cities.


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[15] The church, built in 1820 on Kauhajoki, burned down in 1956.


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[19] Two years later a new church was completed.


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[15] Further in the 1960s, agriculture employed 71% of the Kauhajokis.


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During the decade, the national schools in Koivumäki, Hakokallio, Teevahainen, Möyky, Nummilahti, Lamminmaa, Pentilä, Kiviluoma and Puska were closed after pupil numbers were lowered.


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Instead, Suupohja Commerce School, Kauhajoki Kansopisto, Kauhajoki Vocational School and Kauhajoki Music College were established that local youth might study in their native locality.


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Passenger services on the Suupohja line ended in 1968.


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In addition, the main road 67 through the municipality was renewed in the 1960s.


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[15] Industry grew in the 1960s and 1970s and agriculture and forestry employed only 39% of the population of Kauhajoki in the 1970s.


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Services employed 32%.


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Major employers Rauma-Repola, Strömberg, Tiklas, Esko Salo and Maan Liha established their offices in Kauhajoki within a decade.


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Traffic volumes in Kauhajoki also increased and the municipality centre changed as new ones were built to replace the old one.


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The national schools in Uuro, Turja, Hangaskylä, Ohmerojärvi and Koskenkylä were abolished in 1972.


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There was a transfer to the primary school in 1975.


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[15] Kauhajoki was bustling in the 1980s.


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Similarly, the number of jobs in manufacturing and service sectors increased.


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Roads leading to Hyyppä, Nummijärvi and Ikkeljärvi received permanent paving during the decade.


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Schools in Pukkila, Kauhajojärvi, Harja, Piipari and Jokimäki were renovated and a nursing home, new housing and a health centre were built in the municipality.


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[15] Architectural firm Sipinen Oy won an invitational competition held in 1981 for a new municipal house.


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[20] The building was completed in 1983.


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[20] The library house, designed by Touko Saari, was completed in 1989.


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[21] The recession in the fold of the 1990s led to the departure of Strömberg and Rauma-Repola from Kauhajoki and at the same time a deterioration in the employment situation.


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[15] The road from Kauhajojärvi to the Satakunta border gained paving during the 1990s.


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[15] Schools were abolished during the decade including Ikkelijärvi and Harja in 1999.


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[22] [23] After 133 municipal years, Kauhajoki became a city on 1 July 2001.


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[24] On 23 September 2008, a shooting incident occurred at the Kauhajoki School of Service Sectors in which eleven people were killed.


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[25] The Mayor of Kauhajoki since 2017 is Linda Leinonen.


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[26] Leinonen is paid EUR 9000 per month [27].


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The city council has 35 seats, fourteen of which are held by the centre during the 2017—2021 term.


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[28] Economy In 2015, Kauhajoki had 5371 jobs.


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Of those, 9% were in primary production, 25% in processing and 64% in service industries.


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[29] In 2016, the companies that paid the most corporation tax were the importer of tools and spare parts, Isojoen Konehalli, the Osuuspankki of Suupohja and Serres Oy, a manufacturer of hospital supplies.


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[30] Population Kauhajoki population was Error: Invalid time.


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inhabitants.


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[34] Kauhajoki is Finland in terms of population.


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largest municipality.


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[34] Population density was Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character “[”.


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inhabitants per km².


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[34] In 2008, 98.7% of the population numbered Finnish-speakers, 0.2% of Swedish speakers and 1.1% of other languages.


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[35] There were 157 foreign nationals out of the population in 2008.


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[34] Approximately 5% of the inhabitants of Kauhajoki are Roma, making Kauhajoki the largest Roma keeper in terms of population in Finland.


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[36] Development of population and age structure Before the 19th century, it is impossible to ascertain the exact population of Kauhajoki.


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Data from the 17th century are based on spirit books and house figures.


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Lists of births and dead may have begun to be used, starting with the records of the 1690s, as an aid, but these too are incomplete.


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[37] It was only in 1749 that the first reliable census was conducted, in which Kauhajoki was in one bundle with Jalasjärvi and Kurika.


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Likewise, there were still many later population tables.


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Kauhajoki received its own population tables in 1810.


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However, the population of Kauhajoki has been able to be reliably ascertained from the population tables of 1749 by calculating the population by house.


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[31] Kauhajoki's population began to grow strongly as a result of settler settlement in the 1670s and 1680s.


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The high death years between 1696 and 1698 took a toll on the population of Kauhajoki.


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In 1697, for example, 96 people died in Kauhajoki and 19 were born respectively.


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When the worst hunger was overcome in 1698, the population reduction was only six people.


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Around this time, Kauhajoki also received new inhabitants from Häme.


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The population grew from the early years of the Great Northern War (1700—1721 [38]) to the Great Northern War (1713—1721 [39]).


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Before Grandwrath, the population was about 500.


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After the Russians reached Ostrobothnia during the Great Hatred, population growth was broken.


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During that time, the number of deaths was approximately 30 more births.


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In addition, 18 Kauhajoki were exported to Russia.


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By the end of the big-hatred, the population was about 450.


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[31] After the end of Isonviha, the population moved to Kauhajoki, as uninhabited houses remained in the locality.


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The birth rate of the same was high throughout the 18th century.


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For example, in the 1730s, when the population of Kauhajoki was about 600, more than 300 children were born.


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Even in the 1740s, when mortality was high due to pestilence, the population of Kauhajoki increased slightly.


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[31] In addition to the 1740s, the epidemics of pestilence plagued Kauhajoki in 1756 and 1785 and 1794, when the death rate of Kauhajoki was twice as high as compared to the next few years.


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As a result of the Finnish War of 1808—1809, Kauhajoki suffered migratory losses.


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Again, pestilence also took a toll on people.


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However, the population exceeded the limit of 2000 inhabitants in the early 19th century.


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[40] In 2016, the Asemanregion of Kauhajoki was the 35th most expensive residential area in Finland in terms of price per square meter.


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[41] The following graph shows the population trend of the town every five years since 1980.


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On 1 January 2017, the regional division used is in accordance with the situation.


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Conurbations At the end of 2017, Kauhajoki had 13,610 inhabitants, of whom 9,133 lived in built-up areas, 4,394 in sparsely populated areas and the coordinates of the residence of 83 inhabitants were unknown.


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The agglomeration rate is calculated from residents whose residence coordinates are known; the agglomeration rate of Kauhajoki is 67.5%.


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[42] The agglomeration population of Kauhajoki is divided between three different agglomerations: [43] The city centre area is shown in bold.


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Parishes According to the 2018 regional division, Kauhajoki has the following parishes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland: [44] Kauhajoki Parish of the Parishes of the Finnish Orthodox Church in the Kauhajoki Region serves as the Vaasa Orthodox Parish.


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[45] Sports Kauhajoki Karhu has activities in many different sports; in total Karhu has its own division for 16 different sports formats.


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The most successful is the Karhu men's basketball team, which will play in the 2017-18 main league level in Korisliiga.


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Among individual athletes to Kauhajoki, international success has been brought by wrestlers Jani Haapamäki and Jouko Salomäki, biathlon Vesa Hietalahti, endurance runner Kaarlo Maaninka and triple defector Heli Kruger.


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Cultural Events In spring 2008, the first cultural week called Kauhajojoki Kriuhnaasut was held in spring 2008.


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[46] In the first cultural week, 75 events were held and garnered a total of 4880 visitors.


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[46] Kauhajoki Kriuhnaasut received an extension in 2009.


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[47] One week before midsummer, Kauhajoki hosts a youth football tournament called the Kauhajoki Cup, in which around one hundred teams participate each year, some from outside Finland.


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[48] A music festival called Nummirock has been organised every midsummer since 1987 on the shores of Nummijärvi in Kauhajoki.


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Today, Nummirock has focused on heavy rock music.


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Festivals have featured acts such as Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Pantera, Ramones, Scorpions and Slayer.


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[49] In the centre of Kauhajoki [50] there is a music festival called Bluesrupiama focused on blues, rhythm and blues, soul, funk and jazz.


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[51] [52] Festivals have performed for example Erja Lyytinen and Matti Oiling.


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[52] [53] A food fair has been held in the Hämes-Havunen yard since 1991.


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[54] At the time of the food fair, the main street of Kauhajoki in Topeeka is held an event called the Night of Eatminkie.


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[55] [56] At the same time as the Food Fair, there is a football tournament held in Kauhajoki since 1997.


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[57] Other events include the Spring and Summer Market and the SambaCross & Carnivals event, which includes motorsport and samba events.


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[58] [59] Attractions Lauhanvuori National Park Kauhanevan—Pohjankangas National Park Hämes-Havunen Ostrobothnian Manor Sanssi School and its Parliament Hall Museum Hyypänjoki Valley Veterans Heritage House Kauhajojoki Home Area Museum Sanssinkartano Katikanjoni- Nature Formation Lapintavao Ant Nature Tourism Centre Näsiänmäki grove, protected grove according to the Western Finland Environment Agency Mustaisjärvi—Mustaisneva allikot, Katikanluoma, upper Kauhajoki, Sotkanluoma and Isoluoma, are valuable small waters according to the Western Finland Environment Agency.


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Natura 2000 regions [60] Karvianjoki rapids created by Karvia Kauhaneva—Pohjankangas Lauhanneva Mustatasaarenneva Iso Kaivoneva Iso Koihnanneva Ylimysjärvi Lappahtinjoki valley Food culture Kauhajoki keeper food was named sinsalla or rosolli in the 1980s coal lacquers.


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[61] Traffic The main road 67 from Seinäjoki to Kaskis runs from Kauhajoki to Aronkylä in a northeastern—lunch direction and from Aronkylä towards Kaski in an east-west direction.


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[62] [63] From Aronkylä, the north—south road 44 begins, which runs to Kiika in Sastamala.


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[62] [64] Kauhajoki is 28 kilometres from Kauhajoki, 31 km to Teuva, 38km to Jalas Lake, 40km to Isojoki, 58km to Seinäjoki, 61km to Kaskis, 75km to Kankaanpää, 97km to Vaasa, 170km to Tampere and 334km to Helsinki.


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[65] Kauhajoki Airport is located in Lamminmaa, near the Kurika border.


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[66] The airport was opened for public use in 1973, [66] and today the field is used by Suupohja Lentokerho ry, Southern Ostrobothnia Liitäjat ry and Air Pilot ry.


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[67] From Seinäjoki via Kauhajoki to Kaskis, the Suupohja line runs, [68] which today has no longer transport of goods.


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[69] Passenger traffic on the line ceased as early as 1968 [68] and Kauhajoki railway station closed in 1999.


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[70] Today Kauhajoki railway station is privately owned and converted to residential use.


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[71] Education from primary schools in Kauhajoki, Filppula school, Lustila school, Päntänen school, Yrjänäinen school and Äijö school provide instruction for grades 1—4.


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Aro school, Hyypä school, Kainasto school, Koko school, Luomankylä school, Nummijärvi school, Pukkila school, Sahankylä school and Sanssi school provide teaching in turn for grades 1—6.


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Kauhajoki Coeducational School provides teaching for grades 7—9 and Aninkoulu in turn for grades 1—9.


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[72] At present, the schools in Nummijärvi [73], Sanssi, Lustila [74] and Yrjänäinen [75] have been abolished and the pupils of those schools have been transferred to the Kauhajoki School Centre, which was completed in 2010, where around 460 primary school students study.


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[76] The school center is located in the immediate vicinity of Kauhajoki High School, Vocational College and Middle School.


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The decision has also been made to abolish Sahankylä School as of autumn 2014.


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One option was considered to reopen the Lustila school and transfer the pupils to the premises of the building to be reopened, but that proposal did not receive sufficient support; pupils from Sahankylä are also transported to the school centre.


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[77] It is possible to complete an undergraduate degree in social and health and catering at Sedu's Kauhajoki office (formerly Seinäjoki Training Centre Sedu, Kauhajoki).


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[78] In Suupohja Vocational Institute, it is possible to study as a merkonomist, datanom, media assistant, electrician, flatsmith welder, carpenter, house builder, barber hairdresser, machine fitter, vehicle fitter, automation fitter, large-economy chef, as a restaurant chef and rural entrepreneur.


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[79] It is also possible to complete a double or triple degree.


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[79] In addition, the Vocational Institute organises adult and apprenticeships.


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[79] The offices of the Vocational Institute in Suupohja include a vocational school, a business school and an agricultural school.


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[80] There is also a high school in Kauhajoki, [81] one of 90 folk colleges in Finland, namely the Kauhajoki Evangelical College [82] and the Kauhajoki Civic College.


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[83] Known persons born, died or influenced in Kauhajoki Risto Ahonen, former MP [84] Mika Ala-Panula, impersonator [85] Jani Haapamäki, wrestler [86] Reijo Haaparanta, wrestler and coach [87] Lasse Hautala, MP [88] Lauri Hautamäki, Professor of Regional Science, Village Influencer [89] Vesa Hietalahti, biathlon [87] Irina, singer [90] Juha Isolehto, high jumper Juho Jaakko Keski-Pukkila or “Pukkilan Jaska”, knife-junkkari [91] Hannu Kiukkonen, baseball player [92] Antti Kleemola, singer-songwriter 93] Suvi Koskinen, sledgehammer thrower Heli Kruger (o.s. Koivula), triple defector [87] Mika Kulmala, baseball player Jari Kuoppa, ball pusher Juhani Kähärä, Liberal Party President Hanna-Pirita Lehkonen (o.s. Ontto-Panula), comic author Lasse Lintala, musician [94] Teijo-Kalevi Lusa, author Pekka Lähtniemi, basketball player [95] Kaarlo Maaninka, endurance runner [96] Tuula T. Matintupa, author [97] Jukka Mänty-Sorvari, musician [93] Jorma Panula, conductor [98] Pentti Pelto, church musician, organist, professor of church music, organ builder and researcher [99] Sami Pitkämö, musician [100] Jonna Pirttijoki, accordion artist, singer Jukka Rautakorpi, ice hockey coach [101] Liisa Ruismäki, home counsellor [102] Jouko Salomäki, wrestler [87] Timo Seppälä, biathlon [87] Juho Sillanpää, former MP [103] Agnes Sjöberg, Europe's first female veterinarian [104] Viljo Suokas, MP [105] Veijo Taipalus, officer, Chief of Naval Forces Janne Uusitalo, accordion artist Laura Vainionpää, cyclist, hockey player Sari Viitasalo, Finnish actress [ 106] See also List of public works and monuments in Kauhajoki Sources Citation error, replace with {{cite book| author = Kleemola, Jussi; Marttila, Simo; Taimi, Heikki| title = Book of Kauhajoki Waters | location = Kauhajoki| publisher = Lions Club Kauhajoki ry| year = 1991| id = ISBN 952-90-3345-1}} Citation error, replace with {{cite book| author = Kleemola, Jussi et al.| title = Kauhajojoki nature| location = Kauhajoki| publisher = Lions Club Kauhajoki ry| year = 1983| id = ISBN 951-99458-8-1}} Citation error, replace with {cite book| author = Ruismäki , Liisa| title = History of Kauhajoki: from prehistory to 1918| location = Jyväskylä| publisher = Kauhajoki Municipality and Parish| year = 1987| id = ISBN 951-99888-2-3}} References on the topic elsewhere Category:Key articles of screening


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Lappeenranta () is an American football team located on the southern shore of Saimaa, South Karelia Province.


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The city is located in the area between the southern shore of the Saimaa River basin and the Russian border.


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In terms of population, Lappeenranta is Finland's fourth largest city and has a population of.


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[1] The neighbouring municipalities of Lappeenranta on the Finnish side are Imatra, Lemi, Luumäki, Miehikkälä, Ruokolahti and Taipalsaari.


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On the Russian side neighbours are Tienhaara (Seleznjovo), Enso (Svetogorsk) and Antrea (Kamennogorsk).


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Until 1945, Lappeenranta belonged to Vyborg County.


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From 1945 to 1997 it belonged to Kymi County and from 1998 to 2009 to Southern Finland County.


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Lappeenranta had an area of km², of which km² is land and the remaining km² is inland areas.


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[2] In 2009, Lappeenranta was rated as the fourth best in terms of image in comparison of large cities in Finland.


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In a 2008 study, Lappeenranta was rated fifth.


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[3] In a 2011 survey of business representatives, Lappeenranta ranked 17th out of 34 Finnish cities in terms of image.


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[4] History Before the city was founded, the village of Kauskila, or the current Karhunkylä, is located ten kilometres south of the centre of Lappeenranta.


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Pollen research has found that the first signs of permanent settlement appear in Kauskila as early as the 4th century BCE.


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Kauskila corpse is a well-known Crusader and medieval relic.


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The Keeper of Lappee was established in the 14th century.


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The old centre of the keeper was located in Kauskila.


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The keeper's church, Kauskila Chapel, was also located there.


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The keeper extended to the southern shore of the Saimaa.


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Prior to the establishment of the city, the Lapvedenranta market place (now the passenger port), belonged to the keeper of Lappee, had warehouses and administrative buildings for Vyborg merchants.


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The location was traffically-advantageous.


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Tar and other market products from a wide area were imported into the city and before that to the marketplace.


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Lappee Church was also located on the cape, which is marked on a map of Lappee made by a surveyor in the 1640s.


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All that remains of the early church today is a monument in The Citadel.


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A new church was later built outside the Citadel.


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The establishment of Lappeenranta and the period of Swedish rule until 1743 The creation of the city of Lappeenranta was put forward by Johan Rosenhane, the then Landlord of the County of Vyborg and Savonlinna, in 1649, and in the same year Lappeenranta received town rights from Queen Kristiina, who when she signed the founding document gave the town a seal with a pattern of wild woodland.


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For this reason, the Swedish name of the town became Villmanstrand.


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[5] The actual proclamation as a city was carried out by Governor-General Peter Brahe.


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Lappeenranta was established as a country town.


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The burghers of the city were allowed to engage in trade with other country towns and tapuli towns such as Vyborg.


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For direct foreign trade, they did not have a permit.


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The area of the city at the time of its founding was 1.km², comprising mostly the ridge that protrudes into Saimaa in the area of the present Fortress.


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Inhabitants in the town numbered a


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The buildings in the early town were all made of wood, and have since all been destroyed.


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In the Battle of the Hats at the Battle of Lappeenranta on 23 August 1741, Russian troops captured the city.


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[6] The period of the Russian Empire 1743—1811 to Sweden defeatist the War of Hats ended with the Peace of Turku of 1743.


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The fortresses of Lappeenranta, Hamina and Olavinlinna (Savonlinna) remained on the side of the Russian Empire.


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Vyborg Governorate was established in the area in 1744, consisting of the counties of Vyborg, Käkisalmi and Kyminkartano.


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The region's designation became common at the time of the Finnish War of 1808—1809 as Old Finland, as a distinction from New Finland, which was being annexed by the Russians to the Empire.


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Lappeenranta became the centre of the county of Kyminkartano, where the order holder responsible for the county administration was placed.


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Empress Catherine II of Russia reformed the urban administration.


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The bourgeoisie rights were vacated, allowing any townsperson to become a merchant.


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Lappeenranta was suitable as the centre of its region; tax grain from the northern parts of the region could be easily transported along water routes.


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Some of the grain was intended for the needs of the Russian units that were in the fortress, the rest was shipped to Vyborg during the winter, where the Crown had large grain stores.


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After Paul I's ascension to the throne, he abrogated Catherine's bureaucratic and costly system of local government.


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The number of city offices and officials was reduced, and it was not until the years that followed the annexation of Old Finland in the late 1810s that the city again received the Swedish model of government with bourgeoisie rights and craftsmen's guilds.


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Economically, the 18th century was a difficult time: the war had severed Vyborg's trade links with Savo and North Karelia, which also suffered from the famous Lappe market held twice in September.


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Tar exports regressed, and by the time of entering the 1740s it was almost at a standstill.


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Before and after the war, Lappeenranta belonged to the Hamina trading district.


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The Haminans controlled their rights closely, and prevented Lappeenrantans and Savonians [clarify] the peasants' contacts with Vyborg.


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It was not until 1784 that the trade force was repealed, and trade with Vyborg grew again.


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Sawn timber, grain, butter and tallow were freighted to Vyborg, and mainly salt was imported from there.


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During his years in the Empire, Lappeenranta was heavily influenced by Russia.


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Especially from the 1790s onwards, the city had a strong military stigma, underlined by the separation of civilian and military populations into its own territories.


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However, interaction was plentiful as Swedish and Russian traders of nationality established business relations with the garrisons.


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At the same time, the town's social life was bustling as Russian officers attended nights out for local civil servant and merchant families.


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Lappeenranta was in close contact with Vyborg, where information about the latest fashion trends to be observed in St. Petersburg, which were also followed on the shore of Saimaa.


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During the period of autonomy 1812—1917, Lappeenranta was annexed in 1812 by the law of the rest of Old Finland to the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland.


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At the same time, the city transformed from a border fortress to an inland city.


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At the beginning of the 19th century, Lappeenranta was a small town both in terms of population and area: in 1812 there were only 210 townspeople.


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The settlement had spread beyond the fortress to Palloo and around Lappee Church to an area called the Great Suburb.


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At the beginning of the 19th century, there were no actual industrial occupations in Lappeenranta.


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In the middle of the 19th century, a few small industrial plants, or manufactures, were established in Lappeenranta and Lappee.


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For example, an earthenware factory and oil refinery operated in the locality, as well as a liquor factory.


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Changing society began to be evident in the last decades of the 19th century.


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Industrial facilities were elevated to the town and its surroundings, such as the Kauka factory, Lauritsala sawmill and later the Chymos food factory on the site of the former cork factory.


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Transport links also improved due to the influence of the railway and canal.


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Age of Independence Political opposites among the people arose with the attitudes to the February Manifesto (1899) and the Great Strike (1905).


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Following the strike, the Workers' Order Guards, or National Guards, was established, and after the Russian Revolution the Workers' Militia became the Red Guards.


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To counter this, patronage municipalities were established.


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In Lappeenranta, the Red Guard Regiment was formed on 11 November 1917.


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Clashes took place between the two sides and Lappeenranta railway stations were taken over by Red Guards in early 1918 to protect the passage of gun trains.


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[7] In Lappeenranta, the violence dates to the beginning of the war and the end of April.


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In late April, the Reds carried out massacres.


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The Whites took control of the city on 26 April, after which they began massacres.


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After the war, the Lappeenranta POW camp was organised in the town on 13 May, with prisoners being arbitrarily executed.


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The civil war left the city, like the rest of the country, with longstanding trauma and bitterness.


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[7] Lappeenranta nowadays Current Lappeenranta has grown with the municipal associations (Lappee Municipality and Lauritsala County 1967, Nuijamaa Municipality 1989, Joutseno City 2009, Highland Municipality 2010) to a border town of 1756 square kilometres, which shares a border with Russia 70 kilometers.


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After Vyborg freezes on the Russian side, Lappeenranta has become the Vara-Vyborg of the Karelian tribe.


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Karjala magazine moved from Vyborg after the Continuation War through Lahti to Lappeenranta.


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Lappeenranta maintains Vyborg's cultural heritage.


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Lappeenranta is the centre of business and multi-manifest culture in the province of South Karelia.


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The proximity to the border and the location of the city make Lappeenranta a major hub for freight and passenger transport, where internationalism belongs to everyday life.


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Industry is also important to Lappeenranta, the largest employers include UPM-Kymmene, Outotec, which acquired Larox, a manufacturer of industrial filters in 2009, [8] and Metsä Fibre in Joutseno.


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The central district of Lappeenranta is divided into three larger centres: the main centre and Lauritsala in the east and Sammon Gulf in the west.


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Smaller centres include Voisalmi in the north and Mäntylä-Myllymäki in the south.


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Around 80% of the city's population live in the central driving area and 20% in a large rural area outside the central drive.


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The Finnish Dragoon Regiment was formed in Lappeenranta by decree of the Emperor on 17 April 1889.


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Lappeenranta was chosen on the merits of its good climate and access.


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The City Council granted the Troop Department a tract of land on the edge of town without compensation.


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Red brick barracks were built in the garrison of Lappeenranta.


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In 1901, with the Emperor's Conscription Act, the dragoon regiment was disbanded, and a Finnish dragoon regiment was formed in its place.


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The Uusimaa Dragoon Regiment was moved in 1921 to Lappeenranta and the model 1922 dragoon uniforms became well known among the townspeople.


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The Häme Ratsur Regiment was also stationed in the city before the wars.


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Uusimaa Dragoon Battalion operated as an independent troop division until 1989 and Dragoon aeskadro under Maasotaschool until 2016.


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The tradition of cavalry in Lappeenranta is maintained today by the Dragoon Ointokunta.


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Population trend The following graph shows the population trend of the town every five years since 1980.


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On 1 January 2017, the territorial division used is in line with the situation


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At the end of 2017, Lappeenranta had 72,909 inhabitants, of whom 65,051 lived in agglomeration areas, 7,280 in sparsely populated areas and the coordinates of 578 inhabitants were unknown.


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The agglomeration rate is calculated from residents whose coordinates of residence are known; the agglomeration rate of Lappeenranta is 89.9%.


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[9] The agglomeration population of Lappeenranta is divided between seven different agglomerations: [10] The city centre area is shown in bold.


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The agglomerations marked with an asterisk (*) belong to this city only partially.


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Korvenkylä does not form its own conurbation, but is part of the central district of Imatra, which extends mainly to the territory of the city of Imatra and, in a small part, the municipality of Ruokolahti.


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[10] Three of the inhabitants of the central district of Lappeenranta live on the side of the municipality of Taipalsaari.


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The Iitia agglomeration extends mainly to the territory of the municipality of Lem.


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Geography Climate Boroughs Lappeenranta is regionally divided into 48 districts of the central district, Joutseno, Korvenkylä, Nuijamaa and Upper Country [11] and the surrounding countryside with numerous villages.


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Tourism Lappeenranta has a colourful history as a border town of two different cultures.


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Lappeenranta's past is best seen in the city's oldest part of the Citadel, where the city's museums, alleys, galleries and craftsmen's workspaces are located.


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Situated at the northern tip of the fortress, the South Karelia Museum has a large collection of Vyborg's history, including a miniature model of the city.


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The operation of the Saimaa Canal can also be explored on dry land at the Kanavamuseo or by following the side from the bracket.


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Next to the Lappeenranta fortress is located the port of Lappeenranta.


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Cruises depart from the passenger port to Saimaa and the Saimaa Canal to Vyborg.


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There are many different pleasure vessels in the harbour during the summer, and there are also two restaurant ships, S/S Suvi-Saimaa and S/S Princess Armaada, [12] both of which are steamships operating in Saimaa.


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The port has also held a meeting of Saimaa steamships, the Saimaa Steamboat Regate in the summer of 2006.


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Passenger traffic across the border is also busy.


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Lappeenranta has become, among other things, a popular shopping place and tourist centre for Russians.


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Lappeenranta's tax-free sales volume is the second largest in Finland immediately after Helsinki.


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Tax-free sales in Lappeenranta in 2011 amounted to EUR 76,5 million [13] and the city accounted for about 30% of all sales in Finland.


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[14] In November 2011, the opening of the Holiday Club Saimaa spa hotel was celebrated in the Peace of Lappeenranta.


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[15] Lappeenranta is the oldest airport in Finland, founded in 1918.


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The airport is located just a few kilometres from the city centre, and cargo services and charter flights are flown from it.


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Lappeenranta Airport has been owned by the province since 1 January 2016.


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[16] The Lappeenranta Aeronautical Association (founded in 1935) has organised several large international air shows over the years, including in July 2005, when the association celebrated its 70th anniversary and also in 2013.


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The water tower in Lappeenranta is a prominent landmark.


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Culture The most significant of the art galleries and museums are the South Karelia Museum, the Lappeenranta Art Museum and the Cavalry Museum, located in the fortress.


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Regional Photography Centre, Southeast Finland Photography Centre maintains its own gallery in the courtyard of the old rectory in Lappee, a gallery owned by the city in Pihato.


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Smaller galleries as well as artists' workrooms are also located in the fort.


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Popular culture events held during the summer have included Night of the Citadel.


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Children's Kalenat, the country's largest folk dance event for children and young people, is held every second summer in Lappeenranta.


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Kaamospuhallus, a youth event is held annually in Lappeenranta.


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Writer Laila Hirvisaari (ex.


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Hietamies) has written numerous novels about Lappeenranta and Lappeenrantans, the first of which, The Town of Linden, appeared in 1972.


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Laila Hirvisaari has lived for more than 30 years in the Lappeenranta region.


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[17] Many other cultural associations are domiciled in Lappeenranta.


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Among these, it should be mentioned e.g. South Karelia Classical Choir Association (formerly South Karelia Provincial Choir Association), South Karelia Orchestral Association, South-Eastern Finland Art Crafts Täky ry, Karelian Song Veikot ry, Jewellery Art Association, Lappeenranta Youth Cirkus ry, Lappeenranta Art Association and Teatreyhdistys KESY ry.


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Theatre and Cinema Lappeenranta City Theatre is a professional theatre with an audience base stretching from South Karelia to the metropolitan area.


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As of 2016, the theatre operates on two stages in the expansion section of the shopping center IsoKristina.


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[18] The theatre produces 5—7 premieres annually.


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The repertoire covers different age groups of audiences and the full spectrum of theatrical offerings, from premieres to foreign and domestic performances, musical theatre and children's theatre.


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In addition, the repertoire is enriched by numerous guest performances.


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The summer theatre in Lappeenranta operates in the fortress.


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[19] The Lappeenranta Matriculation Theatre ACTi, founded in 1998 primarily for students at university, also operates in the city.


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In addition to smaller works, the theatre produces one full-length play each year.


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[20] There are three cinemas in Lappeenranta: Cinema Luotolan Kino-Aula and Nuijamies and Finnkino's four-room Strand.


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[21] Music Lappeenranta Philharmonic Orchestra is a full municipal small symphony orchestra formed by 21 full-time professional musicians whose artistic director is conductor Vytautas Lukočius.


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The repertoire is based on Viennese classical music, but the orchestra has played in a wide range ranging from Baroque to entertainment and jazz.


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[22] The city of Lappeenranta organises the national singing competitions in Lappeenranta every three years, most recently in January 2016.


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The competition is a major musical event through which young singers have reached the beginning of their careers.


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Famous winners of the singing competition include Jorma Hynninen, Karita Mattila, Soile Isokoski, Camilla Nylund, Johanna Rusanen-Kartano, Marjukka Tepponen, Petteri Salomaa, and Jaakko Kortekangas.


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In 2019, the competitions will turn 50 years old.


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In the years between the singing competitions, the city hosts the Singing Lappeenranta Forum, which brings different styles of singers and singing styles to be heard.


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[23] The Lappeenranta Big Band is an orchestra based on hobbies, but still professionally active, 19 members (2011) and at the same time one of the two oldest big bands still active in Finland.


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The orchestra has been operating since 1954, when it was founded under the name Lappeenranta Musicians Great Dance Orchestra.


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Activities changed to an association format in 1981.


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Among the most notable achievements have been wins in the Finnish Big Band Championship in 1989 in the senior series, as well as 1991 and 1998 in the junior series.


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Since 1996, Ismo Varis has been the conductor of the orchestra.


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The Lappeenranta Big Band has also contributed as a breeding ground for many of our country's front-row jazz musicians.


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[24] With the organizational reform of the Defence Forces, the Dragoon Ointokunta in Lappeenranta will increase in size and the Military Orchestra will change its name to the Finnish National Corps during 2014.


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[25] There are also a couple of heavier rock Finnish star names from Lappeenranta, Kotiteollisuus and Mokoma.


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Lappeenranta is also home to several black metal bands such as Satanic Warmaster and Horna.


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Many winners of the popular Idols singing competition have also been made of the city.


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Hanna Pakarinen, winner of the first competition in 2004, Koop Arponen of 2008 and Anniina Timonen, winner of the most recent Idols (2017).


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In Media Lappeenranta, South Karelia's provincial newspaper Etelä-Saimaa, part of the Länsi-Savo Group, has a circulation of 29,424 copies in 2011.


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[26] The Karjala magazine, founded in Vyborg in 1904 and moved to Lappeenranta after the war, now appears once a week on Thursdays.


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The circulation of Karelia was around 8,100 copies in 2012.


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[27] Southern Finland Media publishes the Lappeenranta News city newspaper, which is distributed free of charge on Wednesdays to the economies of the Lappeenranta region.


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[28] In 2006 Sanoma acquired ownership of Lappeenrantalainen-city-magazine, [29] which later changed its name to Vartti Etelä-Karjala.


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The current magazine “Vartti” is distributed to households on Wednesdays and Sundays.


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[30] Yle Yle Radio Suomi Lappeenranta delivery is located in Lappeenranta Fortress.


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[31] Food culture Lappeenranta's keeper dishes were named in the 1980s as karelian roast, potato pie, viborg pretzel and berry milk.


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[32] Religious communities and churches According to the 2018 regional division, the following parishes of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland are located in Lappeenranta: [33] Joutseno Parish Lappeenranta Parish Lauritsala Parish Sammonlahti parishes form the parish group of Lappeenranta.


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Lappeenranta is home to the Joona Congregation belonging to the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Missionary Shipment, which started its activities in 2010 [34].


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Parish services are held in Lappeenranta Advent Church.


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[35] There is an Orthodox parish in Lappeenranta, whose Church of the Protection of the Birth of God is located in the Citadel.


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The building is the oldest Orthodox stone church in Finland.


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Apart from that, the parish includes the Church of St. Nicholas in Imatra.


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[36] Former parishes The following list lists the parishes abolished in the historical period in the present area of the city of Lappeenranta.


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[33] Nuijamaa Parish (annexed to Lappee Parish 2009) Highland Parish (annexed to Lappee Parish 2009) Sports Lappeenranta team sports have a very solid representation in the country series.


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Saimaa Pallo (SaiPa) plays in the SM-liiga of Ice Hockey.


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NMKY of Lappeenranta, playing in the Korisliiga, is the 2005 and 2006 Finnish champion, and Catz plays in the women's SM-sarja of basketball.


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The Rajaritarians play in the second division of American football.


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Veiterä is a traditional ice ball team playing in Bandyliiga, and the Wolves of Wiipur play ice ball in the Women's SM-sarja.


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RB-93 plays in the Kuukalopalloliiga, where won the Finnish championship in the 2010—11 season.


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The men and women of NST play in the Salibandyliiga, and the women's team won the 2005—06 Finnish championship.


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Kultsu FC and PEPO play in the men's Kakkonen of football, in addition to which PEPO has a team in the women's Kakkonen.


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In Baseball, Pesä Ysei has a team in the Women's Super Basis, where it has achieved dimmer medals.


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Scuba diving is Saimaa Ringers and fencing at Saimaa Sääät.


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For triathlon enthusiasts, two clubs operate in the city area, Karjala Triathlon (Kartri) and Willtri.


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Near the harbour is located the Kimpinen Sports Centre, where Kaleva Games have been held.


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Other sports facilities include Kisapuisto (three ice rinks, sand artificial turf, artificial ice track), Old field (baseball court, sand artificial turf), Vocational school field (soccer, heated grass), Lauritsala field (Natural & artificial turf, Beach volley, Tennis, Ice Hockey) Joutseno Sports Centre and Sammonlahti grassland and artificial turf.


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Education in Lappeenranta conducts its primary or post-secondary school studies with approximately 13000 students.


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About 5000 students are studied at Lappeenranta University of Technology, 3000 at Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, 2800 at Saimaa Vocational University in Sampo and 700 students at Maasotakoulu.


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[14] Some of the students of the University of Applied Sciences and Vocational College are completing their studies at Imatra.


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A summer university, a civic college and a music college are also located in Lappeenranta.


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[14] You can also study in courses at the Open University or Open University of Applied Sciences.


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Lappeenranta is relatively one of the most abundant student housing offerings in Finland.


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The apartments are rented by the Lappeenranta region Student Housing Foundation LOAS.


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Lappeenranta became the best study city in Finland in the University of Students 2006 report.


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[37] The municipal high schools in Lappeenranta are Lappeenranta Lyceum Secondary School and Kimpinen Secondary School, which also serves as an adult secondary school.


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[38] In addition, the city is home to the Finnish-Russian School of Eastern Finland and the South Karelia IB High School leading to the International Baccalaureate.


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[39] Lappeenranta steiner school education will cease by 2018.


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[40] Former municipal high schools include Kesämäki (abolished 1996), Armilan (1997), Lauritsala (2014) and Joutseno high schools (2014).


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[41] Livelihoods Notable employers include: [42] South Karelia Municipal Corporation of Social Affairs and Health Care Lappeenranta UPM-Kymmene Lappeenranta University of Technology Saimaa University of Applied Sciences Fazer Confectionery Vaasan Outotec Nordkalk Paroc Metsä Fibre Defence Forces, Maasotakoulu VR Group Stora Enso Transport links Lappeenranta is served by the Karelian railway line and Lappeenranta Airport.


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Highway 6 leads in the south direction via Kouvola to Helsinki and in the northern direction through Joensuu to Kajaani.


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Highway 13 leads to Nuijamaa border station and on to Russia.


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In the other direction, Highway 13 leads via Savitaipale and Suomenenniemi to Mikkeli and from there further through Jyväskylä all the way to Kokkola.


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Travel time to Helsinki is 1 hour 55 minutes by train, about 3 hours by passenger car, 35 minutes by plane, and 3 hours and 40 minutes by bus.


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Mikkeli and Jyväskylä have an interchange and faster connection by bus.


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Vainikkala Station in Lappeenranta can be reached by Allegro train which started in December 2010 in 1.5 hours.


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Night trains are not available on Lappeenranta passenger services, but the bus's night express service operates daily between Helsinki, Lappeenranta and Joensuu.


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Lappeenranta local services operate 9 [43] lines (1, 2, 3, 3K, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10).


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Lines 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7 operate every day, with tidal intervals at their densest (Monday-Saturday) 30 minutes.


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[44] The Mayor of Lappeenranta is Kimmo Jarva, who took office in December 2011.


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[45] Lappeenranta has been the mayor since 1930.


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Prior to that, the city has had a mayor.


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[46] The first mayor of Lappeenranta was elected three years after the city was founded in 1652.


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The municipal rights of Lappeenranta were abolished in 1683 and the twin town of Hamina-Lappeenranta was established.


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Until 1784, the mayor of Hamina was also in charge of Lappeenranta.


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[47] Council seat allocation after the municipal elections 2017: Social Democratic Party of Finland 13 Finland Centre 11 National Coalition 10 Basic Finns 6 Green League 6 Unbound Citizens' Movement MYÖ 3 Christian Democrats of Finland 2 Well-known Lappeenrantans Anal Thunder (punk band) Antti Aalto (ice hockey player) Marko Annala (musician) Irja Askola (bishop) Arto Bryggare (runner, MP (SDP) Gunnar Grönqvist (entrepreneur, photographer) Heikki Grönqvist (entrepreneur, photographer) Leo Gummerus (MP), Vicar and Provincial Roman) Kaarlo Halttunen (actor) Inka Henelius (sports journalist) Eve Hietamies (journalist, writer) Heikki Hietamies (writer, journalist) Laila Hirvisaari (former.


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Hietamies, writer) Jan Hultin (opera director of the Savonlinna Opera Festival) Jouni Hynynen (musician, writer) Kaucas (Finnish rap band) Anneli Kiljunen (MP) Anssi Kippo (music producer Astia-studio) Lauri Kosonen (journalist) Tatu Kosonen (musician, musician, photographer) Topi Kosonen (baseball player) Annika Kumlin-Henttu (athletics) Jarmo Kölhi (mayor) Kasperi Laine (producer, DJ, MC) Arvi Lind (news anchor) Simo Lipsanen (athletics) Eeva Litmanen (actor) Tuomas Lukka (researcher) Pave Maijanen (singer) ) Seppo Miettinen (Mayor) Alisa Mikonsaari (figure skater) Miikka Multaharju (footballer) Esa Niiva (musician) Jarmo Nikku (musician) Woldemar Oinonen (Jääkärikenral Major) Väinö Okko, (MP (Agrarian League), Municipal Counsellor) Jukka Paarma ( Archbishop) Hanna Pakarinen (pop rock singer) Tiia Piili (racing aerobics racer) Saku Puhakainen (footballer) Jarmo Punkkinen (ski expert and coach) Päiviö Pyyalo (TV director and producer) Aki Pyying (professional poker) Ilona Ranta (athletics) Petri Skriko (ice hockey player) Kirsi Ståhlberg (actor) Jimi Sumén (musician) Mauri Sumén (musician) Heli Sutela (actor) Jarkko Tiainen (actor) Juha Tiainen (sledgehammer thrower) Elina Torro (athletics) Alisa Vainio (athletics) Väinö Valve (ice hockey player) Vesa Vierikko (actress) Vesa Viitkoski (ice hockey player) Joni Yli-Torkko (ice hockey player) In addition to the twinning cities of Lappeenranta, Lappeenranta signed a special neighbouring city agreement with Vyborg in 1987.


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The agreement was concluded to promote cooperation between the cities.


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[14] [48] Örebro, Sweden (since 1940) Drammen, Norway (1948) Kolding, Denmark (1948) Klin, Russia (1966) Lake Worth, United States (1976) Sykkisholmur, Iceland (1980) Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (1985) Szombathely, Hungary (1983) Rakvere, Estonia (1994) Vyborg — Neighbouring city in Russia (1987) See also List of public art works and monuments in Lappeenranta Sources on topic elsewhere Yle Living Archives * Category:Key articles of screening


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The Battle for Norway, Battle of Norway or occupation of Norway was a conflict in which Norway was conquered by Germany in World War II in April—June 1940.


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The main objective of the operation was to secure the supply of iron ore important to the German war industry from Sweden.


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The operation proceeded quickly and Norway was badly taken by surprise.


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The Allies arrived to the aid of the Norwegians, and although counter-strikes in the southern parts of the country were left inconclusive, in northern Norway the Germans experienced their first defeat throughout the war at the Battle of Narvik.


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[1] [2] The German invasion of France in May 1940, however, prompted the Allies to withdraw from Norway, after which the country had to surrender to the Germans, and its government went into exile in London.


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Norway remained occupied until May 1945, when British troops entered the country, and German troops surrendered without resistance.


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[3] Background of the Fake War and the Winter War The Second World War had begun on 1 September 1939 with the German invasion of Poland.


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Great Britain and France declared war on Germany on 3 September in response to the invasion, but did not engage in any major war effort.


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On September 17, the Soviet Union also invaded Poland, capturing its eastern parts, which Germany had promised it in the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact.


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Poland was defeated in just over a month, and after this the so-called fake war began, during which the Allies and Germany were at war with each other but did not wage any major war effort.


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Instead, the Soviet Union invaded Finland, which had also been placed under its sphere of interest by the Molotovin-Ribbentrop Pact, on 30 November.


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However, the Soviet offensive went badly, and in December its main attack stalled on the Finns' Mannerheim Line.


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[4] The Soviet invasion of Finland provoked indignation all over the world.


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The Allied leadership was clearly on the side of the Finns in attitudes, but Finland did not receive any actual help.


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[4] Some arms aid was sent to Finland, but not only volunteers, but not only soldiers.


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On 5 February 1940, however, the Allies decided to send troops to Norway and proceed from there to the aid of Finland.


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The decision was likely motivated by the Allied desire to block German access to Swedish ore resources, which were being shipped via Norway to Germany.


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On 28 March, Great Britain and France agreed to mine Norwegian waters to force German ships carrying iron ore into the open sea and into Allied targets.


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However, there was no time to implement this before 9 April.


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Nor did the colonist army for the aid of the Allied Finland ever take part in the Winter War, as it had time to end on 13 March with the Peace of Moscow.


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[4] At the same time, the Germans had their own plan for Norway.


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Adolf Hitler intended to take over Norway so that Swedish ore would continue to be available to the Germans.


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The offensive was to use the lightning war established in the Polish offensives.


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The operation was renamed Weserübung.


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One important reason for the attack was also the incident in which the German freighter Altmark was captured by the British fleet in Jössinfjorid, Norway.


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[1] This made Hitler furious, and gave him the impression that Norway did not intend to remain neutral.


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[1] Norway, like the other Nordic countries, Norway had decided to remain neutral in World War I.


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[5] Nasjonal Samling, a small but vocal far-right party, chaired by Vidkun Quisling, operated in the country.


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The party was highly sympathetic to the Nazis, and Quisling met Hitler in person twice.


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Hitler told Quisling that he considered Norwegian neutrality as the best option, but that he would intervene armed immediately if the British showed any intention to go ashore in Norway.


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[1] At the start of World War II, the Norwegian Armed Forces were small and highly inadequately armed.


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There was no armour force at all, neither was heavy artillery.


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The anti-tank and anti-aircraft equipment was quite inadequate.


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The minimal equipment provided by the land forces, navy and air force was also obsolete.


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[1] The Norwegians also responded to the increasing threat of German invasion slowly - General Hatledal, Chief of the General Staff of the Norwegian Army, had called for a full mobilization of the army as early as 5 April, but this was not authorised.


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The Norwegians were completely unprepared for battle at the time of the Germans.


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Battles of Germans attack German troops backed by about 1000 aircraft attacked Denmark and Norway early in the night of 9 April 1940.


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Denmark was overrun within hours.


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The first-ever ground-landing attack was carried out on Oslo and Stavanger airfields in Norway.


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The ships counted soldiers at six different targets.


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The six Norwegian divisions had no armoured corps and effective artillery, and the country's coastal defences were ill-equipped.


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When Kristian Laake, Commander-in-Chief of the Norwegian Army, received word that German warships were moving along the Oslo Fjord towards the Norwegian capital Oslo, he did not take this very seriously at first.


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Most forts in Oslo Fjord (which were old and inadequately armed) surrendered without resistance or were quickly overrun, but the ancient fort Oscarsborg managed with artillery fire and torpedoes to sink the heavy cruiser Blücher, which took hundreds of soldiers with it, some estimates have spoken of up to a thousand Germans.


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[1] [6] The surviving Germans swam ashore, where they were briefly captured by the Norwegians.


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General Erich Engelbrecht, commanding the Oslo attack, was also captured.


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[6] This slightly delayed the German takeover of Oslo, and King Haakon of Norway was able to flee to Elverum with his government as a result.


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German paratroopers were sent towards Elverum to capture the king and the country's main politicians, [1] but they were ambushed by the Norwegians and fled in disarray, losing their commander, Captain Eberhard Spiller.


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[1] [7] Off Narvik, two old Norwegian coastal defence ships, the Eidsvold and the Norge, made resistance to three German ships carrying General Eduard Dietl's troops to Narvik.


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Eidsvold fired a warning shot at the German Heidkamp.


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Friedrich Bonte, commanding the German convoy, sent a negotiator aboard the Norwegian ship.


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The Norwegians refused to allow the Germans into the port.


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The Germans' negotiator left Eidsvold, and after this Heidkamp sank the ship by firing three torpedoes at it.


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Norge then began shelling another German ship, the Armin, but inconclusively.


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Armin launched torpedoes which also sank Norge.


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Hundreds of Norwegians died in the battle along with the sinking ships.


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[1] Subsequently, the Germans drove to the port of Narvik.


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[1] There was only weak ground defences at Narvik, and the city had to surrender without a fight.


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In the following days, the Royal Navy made surprise attacks off Narvik against German naval divisions (the First Battle of Narvik on 10 April and the Second Battle of Narvik on 13 April).


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After securing their first bridgeheads, the Germans launched the conquest of Norway proper.


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The Norwegians defended tenaciously in Lake Mjøsa and the Glomma Valley.


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Allied countermeasures in central and southern Norway, the Norwegian government negotiated whether they should leave the country for Sweden.


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The Prime Minister supported this, but King Haakon flatly refused.


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The Norwegian government therefore temporarily moved to Lillehammer and decided to continue the fight.


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[7] Laake was devastated mentally, but General Otto Ruge, who was considered more vigorous than his predecessor, was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Norwegian Army.


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[8] When the Norwegian army was put into motion, about 40000 men responded to the call.


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The armament of the army was very poor, but the fighting spirit, by contrast, good - those who arrived in arms were predominantly passionate patriots.


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[7] On 14 April, the actual Allied settler army, of about 10,000 men, formed initially to assist Finland, went ashore at Namsos (Operations Henry and Maurice), Åndalsnes, Ålesund and Molde (Operations Primrose and Sickle) and Narvik (Operation Rupert).


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The intention was to recapture Trondheim in order to bring a major bridgehead to Norway.


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The troops were ill-prepared for battle and contacts with the Norwegians did not work.


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Allied forces were incapable of joint action and had not been trained in warfare in the north.


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[8] Operation Henry, or the Namsos landings, to secure the area north of Trondheim, took place on 14 April when the forward command came ashore at Namsos.


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A force of 350 sailors and marines commanded by Captain Edd of the Royal Marines secured the bridge of the road entering the area and mined the harbour's equipment.


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The actual landings, or Operation Maurice, took place on 16—17 April.


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The main force was the British 146.


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The brigade (Battalions from the Lincolnshire, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, York and Lancaster Regiments) was commanded by General Carton de Wiart, who arrived on the scene by flying boat.


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As reinforcements, French Alpine ice fighters were supplied to the area as well as some light artillery as well as anti-aircraft cannons.


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The attack on Trondheim began on 20 April.


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The Germans held their ground and waited for reinforcements.


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The German Air Force supported the defenders.


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Eventually, on 30 April, the Allies, who suffered heavy losses, retreated.


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After the Trondheim operation failed, the Allies evacuated Namsos and Åndalsnes 1—2.


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May.


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More than half of Norway was now in German hands and by early May the situation stabilized into a war of positions south of Narvik.


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Operation Rupert — Invasion of Narvik Although Allied resistance had been broken in southern Norway, in the north the situation was different.


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The main objectives of the entire operation had been Narvik and its ore port, through which future Swedish ore was vital to the German war industry.


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The Germans had already occupied Narvik at the beginning of the operation, but their defensive lines around the town were very weak, and in early May the situation with the German forces commanded by General Eduard Dietl began to be really tough at Narvik.


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Facing them, the Norwegian 6th Division, commanded by General Fleischer, was the only mobilised division of the Norwegians and was supported by British forces.


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[1] The Norwegians had been testing the Germans' defensive capabilities since early May, when they began advancing towards Narvik.


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Hitler was at one point panicked over the situation in Narvik and suggested that General Dietl's troops be sought by air to safety from Narvik.


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However, the operation would have been unfeasible.


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[1] With the onset of the German major offensive in the west, both sides concentrated their forces in France.


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Norway was now a “thorn in the flesh” for the Allies because it bound their powers.


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Churchill gave the order to retake Narvik, but only as a blur, after which the Allies might be evacuated from Norway safely.


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The Norwegians were not told of the plan, as they were feared to surrender at once if they heard of the Allied intention, and the evacuation would not necessarily succeed in doing so.


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Ruge was admittedly briefed on the matter, something he was initially infuriated about but eventually accepted the Allied plan.


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[8] In early May, the Allies received their first tanks and landings equipment to the Narvik Front, and Narvik began to be encircled.


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On 7 May, the Norwegians captured a strategically important highland already overlooking Narvik.


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[2] The French Foreign Legion went ashore on 12 May and captured Bjerkvik.


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In Bjerkvik, the Germans made resistance.


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The village suffered severe damage in the battle and numerous civilians were killed.


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The Allies in Øyjord, on the other hand, gained control without resistance, as the Germans had fled.


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[2] Subsequently, the German forces at Narvik had been surrounded.


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Further south, General Feuerstein's German 2nd Mountain Division set out to advance towards the north, with the intention of assisting the isolated General Dietl.


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The German attack proceeded, forcing the Allies to hasten the takeover of Narvik.


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The British and Norwegians slowed Feuerstein by blowing up bridges and waging delaying battles.


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[1] General Feuerstein did not reach Dietl's aid in time, but rather the Norwegian, French, Polish and British led by Generals Fleischer and Auchinleck took Narvik, forcing the Germans to retreat from the city towards the Swedish border.


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[1] [2] [9] The Battle for Narvik was the first major land battle in World War II to be won by the Allies.


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[2] The ripples of Dietl's troops were driven into a small area around Bjørnefjell, close to the Swedish border.


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The Norwegian 6th Division approached them inexorably when Hitler gave Dietl permission to retreat across the border to Sweden.


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From there they were to be evacuated by trains.


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[1] [2] This never happened, however, as the Allies carried out their plans and, to the surprise of the Norwegians, began to withdraw from the coast.


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The Norwegian army would not have been able to continue fighting without replenishment from the Allies and, despite its victory, had to surrender, having first protected the Allied evacuation.


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[2] [9] Allied evacuation Planning for the evacuation of Allied forces, or Operation Alphabet, had begun in mid-May.


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The evacuation was to be carried out mostly through the ports of Narvik and Harsted from 4 to 10 a.m.


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June and was to be used by several large ships suitable for troop transport, assembled in various ports.


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Ships included Atlantis, Arandora Star, Duchess of York, Franconia, Georgic, Lancastria, Monarch of Bermuda, Orama, Ormonde, Oronsay, Royal Ulsterman, Ulster Prince and Poles Batory and Sobieski.


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In addition to these ships, there were fleet support ships as well as the armed lander Van Dyck.


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Maintenance and tank ships in the operation included Acrity, Blackheath, Cotswold, Couch, Cromarty Firth, Glenaffaric, Glengarry, Harmattan, Oil Pioneer, Oligarch and Theseus.


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Some 25,000 men and their equipment were evacuated over five days.


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On withdrawal, the ore port of Narvik was also destroyed to prevent iron ore shipments to Germany for an extended period of time.


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King Haakon VII and his government left for Great Britain on 7 June, coinciding with the evacuation of the last Allies from Norway.


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Ruge, commander-in-chief of the Norwegians, had refused to leave the country and insisted on being allowed to stay with his men as a prisoner of war.


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[8] Large numbers of Norwegian soldiers left the country to participate in the war in the Allied forces.


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[8] On 8 June, Admiral Hipper was sunk by cannon fire and finally launching a torpedo on the Orient Line's Orama (19840 t).


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As the ship sank, 19 sailors were drowned and 280 men were captured as one of Orama's chief Sherburne.


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On the same day, the British Oil Shipping Company Limited tanker Oil Pioneer (5666 t) was sunk off Narvik ().


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In addition, the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and its escorted destroyers HMS Acasta and HMS Ardent were sunk in the area.


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And elsewhere, the still-armed lander Van Dyck was sunk.


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Late on June 9, the king told the Norwegians to stop fighting.


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The battle for Norway was over and the Germans soon occupied northernmost Norway as well.


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However, even after this, the Norwegian Resistance was active.


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Due to minor male losses at Verrate after Operation Verrate, the conflict is sometimes referred to as the “occupation of Norway”, but due to the localized rawness of the fighting, it is also referred to as the “Battle for Norway”.


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Although German losses were small in ground fighting, in naval battles they were nevertheless much more palpable.


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During World War II, the German Navy no longer recovered properly from the losses it suffered in Norway, and was at no point able to challenge the British Royal Navy.


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[1] The British naval losses were roughly equal, but they withstood them better.


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The Luftwaffe had also lost a lot of valuable transport equipment.


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[1] With the invasion of Norway, Germany secured the supply of ore from Sweden.


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In addition, they gained access to a large number of coastal bases from Norway, where e.g.


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disrupted the British's chances of controlling Atlantic shipping.


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These bases became particularly important with the onset of Operation Barbarossa, when Allied convoys began to pass into the Soviet Union, carrying this war aid.


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Norway's strategic importance diminished as the Germans also gained control of the west coast of France, whose bases had direct access to the Atlantic.


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[1] However, the occupation of Norway swallowed up German military capabilities quite a bit.


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Hitler was convinced that Norway was very important to the war and the country was very heavily occupied, there were at best 400,000 German soldiers - one German per ten inhabitants.


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[3] As part of Nazi Germany's nuclear programme, a heavy water plant also operated in Norway.


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The factory suffered severe damage in an Allied sabotage attack in February 1943 (Operation Gunnerside), in which Norwegian commandos trained by SOE destroyed by blowing up large parts of the factory.


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[10] After the attack, the Germans decided to move the rest of the heavy water as well as the factory to Germany.


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However, this plan failed when the Norwegian resistance sank the transport ship.


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Aleksis Kivi (right called Alexis Stenvall [1], 10 October 1834, Nurmijärvi — 31 December 1872 Tuusula) was a Finnish writer.


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Kivi wrote the novel Seven Brothers (1870), plays such as Nummisuutarrit (1864), and poems.