Varkaus

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Varkaus is a small industrial town and municipality in the Northern Savonia region of eastern Finland, known for its paper and wood-processing industries.

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Varkaus canonical 5

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instanceOf municipality
town
climate cold continental
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Varkaus NERFINISHED
country Finland
developedAround pulp and paper mills
sawmill industry
governedBy Varkaus municipal council NERFINISHED
grantedTownStatus 1961
hasAirport Varkaus Airport NERFINISHED
hasCulturalVenue Varkaus Theatre NERFINISHED
hasIceHockeyClub Warkis NERFINISHED
hasIndustrialHistorySince early 20th century
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1929
hasMuseum Mechanical Music Museum NERFINISHED
Varkaus Museum NERFINISHED
hasPort Varkaus harbour NERFINISHED
hasRailConnectionTo Joensuu NERFINISHED
Kuopio NERFINISHED
hasSportsClub Warkaus JK NERFINISHED
hasUrbanAreaStatus yes
hasWaterArea significant
knownFor energy technology industry
mechanical engineering
paper industry
wood-processing industry
languageOfficial Finnish
locatedBy Lake Saimaa NERFINISHED
Saimaa lake system NERFINISHED
locatedIn Eastern Finland NERFINISHED
Finnish Lakeland NERFINISHED
North Savo region NERFINISHED
Northern Savonia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Joensuu NERFINISHED
Kuopio NERFINISHED
mayorTitle Mayor of Varkaus
municipalityCode 915
officialWebsite https://www.varkaus.fi
population approximately 20000
postalCodePrefix 78200
roadConnection Finnish national road 23 NERFINISHED
Finnish national road 5 NERFINISHED
subdivisionType municipality of Finland
timeZone EET
timeZoneDST EEST
traversedBy Saimaa Canal route network NERFINISHED

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Petrozavodsk, Russia hasSisterCity Varkaus
subject surface form: Petrozavodsk