Place:Joroinen, Mikkeli, Finland

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NameJoroinen
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates62.183°N 27.833°E
Located inMikkeli, Finland
Also located inEtelä-Savo, Itä-Suomi, Finland    
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Joroinen is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo[1] region. The municipality has a population of[2] and covers an area of of which is water.[3] The population density is .

Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Leppävirta, Pieksämäki, Rantasalmi and Varkaus. Varkaus is located north of Joroinen, and Varkaus Airport is located in Joroinen.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Joroinen has the biggest disc golf course in Finland with 36 holes.

Joroinen is often called "Paris of the Savonia" because in the 1700s the people of the manor spoke mainly French.

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