Kannus
Template:For Template:Use dmy dates Template:Distinguish Template:Expand Finnish Template:Infobox settlement Kannus (Template:IPA) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is situated in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of Template:Data Finland municipality/population count ({{#time: j F Y|Template:Data Finland municipality/population count }})<ref name="population_count"/> and covers an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is Template:Convert. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbour municipalities are Kalajoki, Kokkola, Sievi and Toholampi.
The area of Kannus was long inhabited by Sámi. This is also indicated by the name of the town, which means Sámi witch drum.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The hammer of the witch drum in the coat of arms of the town also refers to the same.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
- William R. Copeland (1936–2023), Finnish-American historian<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Oskari Tokoi (1873–1963), socialist leader and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland<ref>Oskari Tokoi Seura ry. (in Finnish)</ref>
References
External links
Template:Commons category-inline
- Town of Kannus – official website