- Population
- 6,891
- 6.9K
- Elevation
- 123 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Suonenjoki
- Airports
- KUO Kuopio Airport53 km
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport81 km
About Suonenjoki
Suonenjoki is a municipality. Location: Sisä-Savo, Northern Savonia. Population: 6,891. Elevation: 123 m.
Suonenjoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsuo̯nenˌjoki]; literally means "vein's river") is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Kuopio. The town has a population of 6,549 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 862.34 square kilometres (332.95 sq mi) of which 148.78 km2 (57.44 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Travel notes for Suonenjoki
From Wikivoyage
Suonenjoki is a town in North Savonia.
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Suonenjoki is the only town in the Inner Savonia region and the largest municipality in terms of population. Suonenjoki received municipal rights in 1865. Suonenjoki became a market town in 1967 and received town rights in 1977, when the municipal law was changed and the market town system was abolished.
Suonenjoki is known for its strawberry farms, and as a result, the strawberry leaf also appears on the towns's coat of arms.
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By plane:
Suonenjoki doesn't have an airport, the closest one is in Kuopio.
By train:
Trains on the Savonia railway line between Kouvola and Iisalmi stop at Suonenjoki.
1 Suonenjoki railway station (Suonenjoen rautatieasema), Postikatu 3. (updated Feb 2022)
By bus:
The Suonenjoki travel centre is located at the bus station and buses arrive there from Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Mikkeli, Turku, Kajaani and Rautalampi. Local bus line 70 connects Suonenjoki with Kuopio. Suonenjoki belongs to Vilkku Waltti fare zone E.
By car:
As with most other towns in Finland, arriving by car is always an option. The main connection for a car driver is along Highway 9 (E63).
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Suonenjoki
- Kuopio
- Leppävirta
- Pieksämäki
- Rautalampi
- Tervo
Population of Suonenjoki over time
| 2008 | 7,607 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7,611 | |
| 2010 | 7,598 | |
| 2011 | 7,577 | |
| 2012 | 7,496 | |
| 2013 | 7,456 | |
| 2014 | 7,476 | |
| 2015 | 7,390 | |
| 2016 | 7,312 | |
| 2017 | 7,266 | |
| 2021 | 6,891 | |
| 2023 | 6,708 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Suonenjoki
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (81 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | 0° | 5° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -5° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 63 | 81 | 78 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 45 |
How to get to Suonenjoki
The nearest airport is Kuopio Airport (KUO), 53 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 372 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 53 kmnortheast
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 81 kmwest
- Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 119 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 372 kmnorthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 378 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Suonenjoki
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 5 natural sites, 56 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Kuvansi Lake 16 kmSE
- Soisalo Island 23 kmN
- Iisvesi Lake 23 kmNW
- Hankavesi Lake 22 kmW
25–60 km20 places
- Unnukka Lake 43 kmSE
- Sorsavesi Lake 25 kmSE
- Hankavesi Lake 43 kmSW
- Niinivesi Lake 26 kmNW
60–100 km38 places
- Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 63 kmSW
- Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 84 kmSW
- Taulumäki church Attraction 84 kmSW
- Puulavesi Lake 92 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Suonenjoki
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearbySources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources