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Haapavesi, my home town
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History of Haapavesi
There was some settlement in prehistoric time in Haapavesi, but the real settlement started in 15th century. In the bronze age Laplanders inhabited Haapavesi region. Many places here are named in Lappish style. People from other parts of Finland robbed Haapavesi and gather food from Pyhäjoki valley. Some people were fascinated by this valley and stayed here. Anyway the truth is that the population in Ostrobotnia was sparse. In 17th century the great famine destroyed large part of population in Pyhäjoki valley.
Nowadays there are about 8000 inhabitants in Haapavesi. Most people live in small villages ( Vattukylä, Vatjusjärvi, Kytökylä, Humaloja, Mieluskylä, Karsikas, Aittokylä and Lehonsaari) around the centre of the town.
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 Haapavesi church History of the church The first church of Haapavesi was built in 1784. It was burned up by a pyromane 1981. New church was built in 1989. The old belltower from 1751 is still left in good repair.
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 The peat burning power plant Haapavesi has got a peat burning power plant. It gets peat from the marshes of Piipsanneva. It is the largest peat burning powerplant in the world. Valio's dairy produces Oltermanni cheese. Wood industry is an important employer here. We have a sawmill.
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 A supermarket in the cenre of the town Thera are a couple of supermarkets in Haapavesi. The centre of the town isn't very big, but in addition of the supermarkets wew have a sport shop, a data shop, a pharmacy store and a number of smaller shops.
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 Our sport centre If you are interested in indoor bandy, taekwon-do, volley ball, basket ball or football, please welcome to our sporthall! We have a good possibilities in skating, playing ice-hockey as well. We have an ice-hockey indoor skating rink. For track and field we have an athletic ground.
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Skiing is very popular here.
Haapavesi is famous for good skiers. That's why a skiing statue has been erected.
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04/01/03 - Pirjo Seppänen
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