Editing Enonkoski

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| subdivision_name2 = [[Savonlinna sub-region|Savonlinna]]
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_name = Kari Kuuramaa
| established_title = [[Charter]]
| established_date = 1882
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'''Enonkoski''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈenoŋˌkoski}}) is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]]. It is encircled by the city of [[Savonlinna]] in the [[Southern Savonia]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. It is the smallest municipality in Southern Savonia in terms of population.

==History==
Enonkoski was founded in 1882. Before that it was part of [[Kerimäki]] and [[Heinävesi]]. The major reason for the foundation of independent parish of Enonkoski happened in 1858. Enonkoski did not have its own church, and on Sundays people had to row to the church to Kerimäki, a parish Enonkoski was part of that time. In 1858 there was a church boat accident in the lake [[Ylä-Enonvesi]], which led to the death of eight people. After that, a Russian businessman and a leader of an Enonkoski glass factory and a sawmill decided to build a church in Enonkoski. He is alleged to have said: "the people in Enonkoski do not anymore have to drown on their trips to the church". The wooden church was built in the next year but it was destroyed in a fire caused by [[lightning]] in 1884. A new church made of wood, which is still in use, was built in 1886.

==Languages==
The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].

There also is a Russian speaking minority.

==Religion==
The majority of the people living in Enonkoski are [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland|Evangelical Lutheran]]. There is a church in the centre of Enonkoski, built in 1886.  The only Evangelical Lutheran monastery in Finland, the [[Monastic Protestant Community in Enonkoski]], is located in Enonkoski.

==Transport==
Enonkoski has one main road which leads to Savonlinna, {{convert|33|km}} away. It also has other roads which lead to the small dock neighborhood called Hyypiänniemi and to another area known as [[Hanhivirta]].

==Amenities==
[[File:Enonkosken kirjasto.jpg|thumb|Enonkoski Library]]
Enonkoski is a very small town, with two small supermarkets, a gas station, a gift shop, several bakeries and cafés and a bar. It also has a retirement home called Iltasatu, which translates to bedtime story.

Towards the edge of the town, near a fire station, there is a running track with a well-kept field (usually used for [[association football]]) in the middle. In addition, there is a school which has an ice skating rink, used in the winter, and an indoor sports arena. Adjacent to the school is a library built in 1992.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://hakemisto.kirjastot.fi/enonkoski/enonkoskenkirjasto-683ec | title = Enonkosken kirjasto | website = kirjastot.fi | access-date = November 16, 2021 | language = fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://savonake.fi/2079-2/ | title = Enonkosken kirjasto | date = 2019| website = savonake.fi | access-date = November 16, 2021 | language = fi}}</ref> Enonkoski houses a rehab facility.

==Industry==
The largest business in the town is a [[fish]] research plant where they raise fish in a controlled environment and then release them into the [[lake]]s which are abundant in the area.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

==Sport==
Enonkoski has a juniors and senior [[volleyball]] team [[Enonkosken Pyrintö]] playing in the second highest tier of men's volleyball in Finland. Football club [[Karvilan Kivekkäät]] has a couple of youth teams and a women's team that won the regional championship in 2009. There is also a cross country track used for [[cross-country skiing]] in winter and jogging in summer. Participation in the yearly skiing competitions is very high. [[Orienteering]] is also quite popular sport. The sports club for athletics, skiing and orienteering is called [[Enonkosken Urheilijat]].

==Notable people==
* [[Antti Loikkanen]] (1955) is a Finnish former middle-distance and endurance runner (European indoor champion 1978)

==Villages==
Hanhijärvi, Ihamaniemi, Joutsenmäki, Karvila, Laasala, Makkola, Muhola, Paakkunala, Parkumäki, Simanala, Suurimäki and Vuorikoski are villages in Enonkoski.

==Border changes==
In 2009 the neighbouring municipalities of Enonkoski, [[Savonranta]] and the city of Savonlinna, unified as a one municipality. According to the law of Finland, the unifying municipalities must have a land connection between them, which Savoninna and Savonranta did not have. Because of that a land strip of {{convert|31.24|km2}} was taken off from the area of Enonkoski municipality to connect the parts together. After Kerimäki and [[Punkaharju]] were consolidated with the town of Savonlinna on 1 January 2013, Enonkoski became completely surrounded by the emerging city.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.enonkoski.fi/ Municipality of Enonkoski] – Official website

{{SouthernSavonia}}
{{Smallest Finnish municipalities by region}}
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