Muhos
Encyclopedia
Muhos is a municipality of Finland
.
It is located in the province
of Oulu half an hour drive (35 km) on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia
region
. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density
is PD/km2.
The river Oulujoki flows through the town and its countryside with the wide open plains of Pohjanmaa on the south side of the river and the forested hills of Kainuu on the northern side.
Located in Muhos is the Pyhäkoski hydro-electric power plant
which was commissioned in 1949 and has the highest fall in Finland (32.4 m). The power station has been designed by renowned Finnish architect Aarne Ervi
.
and Kajaani
passes through the municipal center. There are several daily local bus
connections to Oulu, and several long-distance connections to Kajaani
and points east.
line runs through the municipal center. There are eight daily passenger trains, four each way, serving the community at Muhos railway station
. The trains are operated by the national railway operator, VR Group
.
in Oulunsalo
, 50 kilometre west.
, winner of the Miss Universe
(1952) beauty contest has born, been raised and lived in Muhos. Muhos county has a village named Kylmälänkylä
, which is, presumably, the longest village in Finland
.
(True Finns
2011-), Ester Häikiö (Finnish People's Democratic League
1951-1954) and Aaro Kauppi (Agrarian League 1951–1954, 1956–1958 and 1963–1966; renamed as Centre Party 1965-1966
) and Yrjö Kesti (Small Farmers' Party of Finland
1930-1936) Juhana Petter Valkola was a peasant deputy during the diet session 1877-1878.
During the great depression
of the 1930's Muhos was one of the municipalities, where the deficiency movements (pulaliikkeet, signular pulaliike) started to organise as critique to the cabibet parties. After the municipal elections of the year 1933, the biggest political group in the municipal council of Muhos was Muhoksen pulatoimikunta which was an elemental part of the movement in the southern regions of Oulu
. In 1933 they had seven members of the council. In the northern Finland as the deficit movement was based on the small peasants' and was a critique for the Agrarian League and Kyösti Kallio
, but in some cases if was a critique to the Social Democratic Party of Finland
as well. Some parts of the deficiency movement was financed moderately by the Communist Party of Finland as its activities were forbidden by law in (1930-1944) to the end of the continuation war
. In the 1930's the Communistic movement of Finland tried to go on its work in the Social Democratic organisations, which were not banned in Finland and less also in the deficiency movement.
The deficiency movements demanded the state to take more effective measures to help the small peasants to avoid the shameful compulsory auctions of the debt-driven small farms. Many of the farmsteads were bought in the auctions by the state and they were returned in later to their previous owners.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
It is located in the province
Provinces of Finland
The state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Oulu half an hour drive (35 km) on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Ostrobothnia is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions Lapland, Kainuu, Northern Savonia, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia.- Municipalities :Main article: Municipalities of Northern Ostrobothnia...
region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is PD/km2.
The river Oulujoki flows through the town and its countryside with the wide open plains of Pohjanmaa on the south side of the river and the forested hills of Kainuu on the northern side.
Located in Muhos is the Pyhäkoski hydro-electric power plant
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
which was commissioned in 1949 and has the highest fall in Finland (32.4 m). The power station has been designed by renowned Finnish architect Aarne Ervi
Aarne Ervi
Aarne Adrian Ervi was one of the most important architects of Finland's post-World War II reconstruction period....
.
Schools
- Muhos Upper secondary school
- Muhos Highschool (about 400 pupils )
- Muhos Elementary school (about 180 pupils)
- Korivaara Elementary school
- Huovila Elementary school
- Honkala Elementary school
Culture
The town has a culture centre which consists of the town library and space for various cultural activities which can be rented for a nominal fee. The culture centre also has a movie theater.Road
The Finnish national road 22 between OuluOulu
Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
and Kajaani
Kajaani
Kajaani is a town and municipality in Finland.It is the capital of the Kainuu region. It is located southeast of Oulujärvi , which drains to the Gulf of Bothnia along the Oulujoki . There are inhabitants and city surface area is of which is water. The population density is . The town is...
passes through the municipal center. There are several daily local bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
connections to Oulu, and several long-distance connections to Kajaani
Kajaani
Kajaani is a town and municipality in Finland.It is the capital of the Kainuu region. It is located southeast of Oulujärvi , which drains to the Gulf of Bothnia along the Oulujoki . There are inhabitants and city surface area is of which is water. The population density is . The town is...
and points east.
Rail
Oulu–Kontiomäki railwayOulu–Kontiomäki railway
Oulu–Kontiomäki railway is a railway line in Finland. The line is owned and maintained by the Finnish Rail Administration. It connects the city of Oulu to station at Kontiomäki, which is a junction of five railway lines in Paltamo municipality, approximately north from the city of Kajaani. The...
line runs through the municipal center. There are eight daily passenger trains, four each way, serving the community at Muhos railway station
Muhos railway station
Muhos railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Muhos in the Northern Ostrobothnia region in Finland on the Oulu–Kontiomäki railway line. It is the second station east from Oulu railway station and the first passenger service station east from Oulu...
. The trains are operated by the national railway operator, VR Group
VR Group
VR or VR Group is a state-owned railway company in Finland. Formerly known as Suomen Valtion Rautatiet until 1922 and Valtionrautatiet / Statsjärnvägarna until 1995...
.
Air
The closest commercial airport is Oulu AirportOulu Airport
Oulu Airport is located in the municipality of Oulunsalo, Finland, south-west of Oulu city centre. The airport is the second busiest in Finland after Helsinki-Vantaa airport, as measured by the number of passengers and the amount of freight transported. There are around twenty daily flights to...
in Oulunsalo
Oulunsalo
Oulunsalo is a municipality in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. The municipality is located in Northern Finland just south-west of the city of Oulu. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
, 50 kilometre west.
Miss Universe
Armi KuuselaArmi Kuusela
3. ; Victoria Advocate, 5 May, 19534. ; Owosso Argus-Press, 30, June 1952-External links:*...
, winner of the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
(1952) beauty contest has born, been raised and lived in Muhos. Muhos county has a village named Kylmälänkylä
Kylmälänkylä
Kylmälänkylä is one of the longest villages in Finland, spanning 25 kilometers. It belongs to the municipality of Muhos in the province of Oulun lääni. Kylmälänkylä has an active village association....
, which is, presumably, the longest village in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
.
Parliamentarians
The members of the parliament elected from Muhos have been Pirkko MattilaPirkko Mattila
Pirkko Mattila is an anaesthecia nurse from the municipality of Muhos. She became elected a member of the parliament of Finland on 17th April, 2011 in the general elections. She became a nurse imn 1988 and specialised nurse in 1988 and Master of Science in 2005 from the university of Oulu. She has...
(True Finns
True Finns
True Finns or The Finns is a populist and nationalist political party in Finland, founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party. The head of the movement is Timo Soini. In the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, The party won 19.1% of votes, becoming the third largest party...
2011-), Ester Häikiö (Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic Party...
1951-1954) and Aaro Kauppi (Agrarian League 1951–1954, 1956–1958 and 1963–1966; renamed as Centre Party 1965-1966
Centre Party (Finland)
The Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament...
) and Yrjö Kesti (Small Farmers' Party of Finland
Small Farmers' Party of Finland
Small Farmers' Party of Finland was a party for the farmers suffering the great depression in Finland. The party joined with two other parties in 1936 and became the Party of the Small Farmers' and the Rural People. The Small Farmers' Party of Finland was established 12th May, 1929...
1930-1936) Juhana Petter Valkola was a peasant deputy during the diet session 1877-1878.
During the great depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
of the 1930's Muhos was one of the municipalities, where the deficiency movements (pulaliikkeet, signular pulaliike) started to organise as critique to the cabibet parties. After the municipal elections of the year 1933, the biggest political group in the municipal council of Muhos was Muhoksen pulatoimikunta which was an elemental part of the movement in the southern regions of Oulu
Oulu
Oulu is a city and municipality of inhabitants in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It is the most populous city in Northern Finland and the sixth most populous city in the country. It is one of the northernmost larger cities in the world....
. In 1933 they had seven members of the council. In the northern Finland as the deficit movement was based on the small peasants' and was a critique for the Agrarian League and Kyösti Kallio
Kyösti Kallio
Kyösti Kallio was the fourth President of Finland . He was a prominent leader of the Agrarian League, and served as Prime Minister four times and Speaker of the Parliament six times.-Early life:...
, but in some cases if was a critique to the Social Democratic Party of Finland
Social Democratic Party of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
as well. Some parts of the deficiency movement was financed moderately by the Communist Party of Finland as its activities were forbidden by law in (1930-1944) to the end of the continuation war
Continuation War
The Continuation War was the second of two wars fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II.At the time of the war, the Finnish side used the name to make clear its perceived relationship to the preceding Winter War...
. In the 1930's the Communistic movement of Finland tried to go on its work in the Social Democratic organisations, which were not banned in Finland and less also in the deficiency movement.
The deficiency movements demanded the state to take more effective measures to help the small peasants to avoid the shameful compulsory auctions of the debt-driven small farms. Many of the farmsteads were bought in the auctions by the state and they were returned in later to their previous owners.
External links
- Municipality of Muhos – Official website
- pay&play golf course 12 holes – Official website