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Iisalmi (; ) is a town and municipality in the region of North Savo in Finland. It is located north of Kuopio and south of Kajaani. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the second largest of the five towns in North Savo in population, only Kuopio being larger. It covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish language.
In the 2010s, Iisalmi is known as an export industry town, as well as a significant study town in the region.
In the 18th century, when Finland was under Swedish control, Sweden was frequently at war with Imperial Russia, and the area of Koljonvirta in Iisalmi was a battlefield on which one of the greatest Swedish victories (and the last Swedish victory on Finnish soil) occurred. However, Sweden lost Finnish War with Russia and had to surrender Finland to the Russian Empire in 1809.
Iisalmi gained its status as town on October 20, 1891. Iisalmi: Historia (in Finnish)
Genelec, a manufacturer of active monitors and loudspeakers used in recording studios worldwide, has its factory and headquarters in Iisalmi.
Normet, engineers and manufacturers of mechanised equipment for underground rock-mining and tunnelling, also has its factory and headquarters in Iisalmi.
Profile Vehicles makes ambulances and police cars.
Iisalmi has its own railway station on the VR Group network. The line between Iisalmi and Oulu was electric railway in December 2006, replacing diesel haulage of trains.
" Oluset" is a music festival organized each July annually. The main sponsor is local brewery company Olvi. " Oluset" roughly translates to "a few beers". Also a smaller festival, " Limuset" ("Little soft drink festival" is organize as well by Olvi. " Limuset" is mainly dedicated to kids and young people, and no alcoholic drinks are sold in the area.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the world's smallest restaurant, Kuappi, is located in Iisalmi.Laine, Oona: Maailman pienin ravintola löytyy Iisalmesta – intiimi tunnelma on taattu! , Ilta-Sanomat 19 July 2018. Accessed on 30 June 2022. (in Finnish) The world's smallest restaurants , Fox News 23 January 2013. Accessed on 30 June 2022.
20th-century composer Joonas Kokkonen was born here, as were singer-songwriter Jaakko Teppo and jazz pianist and composer Jarmo Savolainen.
Iisalmi has many good locations for playing sports. There is a very nice frisbee golf place near the Paloisvuori ski center. There are also many good beaches in Iisalmi, for example Perttu's beach and the Beach of the City. Many beaches offer an opportunity for beach volleyball too. In winter time Iisalmi offers good ski trails and skating rinks; winter sports fans can also go downhill skiing and snowboarding at the Paloisvuori ski center. In addition, Iisalmi has good facilities for gym workouts, swimming, motorsports, bowling and minigolf.
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