North Savo (or Northern Savonia; ; ) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the region and Lake Kallavesi is the largest lake in the region.
The region's traditional food is a fish and bacon filling pie called Kalakukko.
Historical provinces For history, geography and culture see: Savo
Municipalities The region of North Savo consists of 19 municipalities, five of which have city status (marked in bold).
Municipalities on the map
Sub-regions
Northeast Savo Kaavi Rautavaara Tuusniemi Kuopio sub-region Kuopio Siilinjärvi Inner Savo Rautalampi Suonenjoki Tervo Vesanto
Varkaus sub-region Joroinen (Jorois) Leppävirta Varkaus Upper Savo Iisalmi (Idensalmi) Keitele Kiuruvesi Lapinlahti Pielavesi Sonkajärvi Vieremä
List of municipalities
Coat ofarms Municipality Population Land area(km2) Density(/km2) Finnishspeakers Swedishspeakers Otherspeakers Iisalmi % % % Joroinen % % % Kaavi % % % Keitele % % % Kiuruvesi % % % Kuopio % % % Lapinlahti % % % Leppävirta % % % Pielavesi % % % Rautalampi % % % Rautavaara % % % Siilinjärvi % % % Sonkajärvi % % % Suonenjoki % % % Tervo % % % Tuusniemi % % % Varkaus % % % Vesanto % % % Vieremä % % % Total % % %
Demographics
Politics For parliamentary elections, North Savo, together with the region of North Karelia, is part of the Savo-Karelia constituency. As of 2023, the constituency elects 15 of the 200 members of the Parliament of Finland.
Tertiary education University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus (enrollment c. 6,000, in Kuopio) Savonia University of Applied Sciences (enrollment c. 6,000, in Kuopio (about 4,500), Varkaus and Iisalmi) Kuopio department of Sibelius Academy (c. 150 studying for Master of Music in Church music or Master of Arts in Arts Management) Kuopio department of Humak University of Applied Sciences (c. 100 studying to be Sign language Interpreters)
References
External links
Official North Savo Regional Council website