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25-653: Kuusa , also known as Kuusaa , is a village in Laukaa , Finland, located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of the municipal administrative center. The village is centered around the Kuusaankoski rapids between the lakes Vatianjärvi and Saraavesi and the Kuusa lock of the Keitele Canal . The population of Kuusa was approximately 450 in 2013, making it one of the largest villages within the municipality. There are also

50-457: A few dozen summer residences in the village. The official statistical area (as defined by the municipality) of Kuusa had 598 inhabitants in 2020, however the area also includes other nearby villages such as Leinola. Kuusa was not an official register village ( rekisterikylä ), the settlement is located on the borders of five official villages: Pellosniemi (the administrative center of Laukaa), Laukkavirta, Haapavatia, Petruma and Kuusvesi. Kuusa

75-461: A lock in Kuusa, began in 1990 to balance Finnish–Soviet trade. Approximately 600 Russian workers were temporarily settled in and around the former Torikka school in nearby Vatia. The canal was finished and officially opened by President Martti Ahtisaari in 1994. There is a primary school for grades 1–6 in Kuusa. The school was established on lands bought from the Yläsaarikko farm in 1910 after

100-645: Is a town in the Republic of Karelia , Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish border, 246 kilometres (153 mi) west of Petrozavodsk , the capital city of the Republic of Karelia. The closest city on the Finnish side of the border is Joensuu , which is located 136 kilometres (85 mi) from Sortavala. In 2021, the population of Sortavala was 19,215. The district of Sortavala

125-532: Is active all year round giving performances in the restored building dating from the year 1914. In summer the Kuusa Canal forms a unique backdrop setting for the outdoor stage. The seating area is designed for 650 people and is covered with a canopy. Laukaa is twinned with: Sortavala Sortavala ( Russian : Сортавала ; Finnish and Karelian : Sortavala ; Swedish : Sordavala ), previously known as Serdobol ( Сердоболь ) until 1918,

150-529: Is made of hematite-containing soil mixed presumably with blood, urea and eggs. Three of the five locks on the Keitele Canal (Kuusa, Kuhankoski and Kapeenkoski) are located in Laukaa. The canal route combines Lake Päijänne and Lake Keitele . The canal route was finished in 1994. Its original purpose was serving log floating . Nowadays the route is used by inland ships and boaters. The construction of

175-476: Is named after the Kuusaankoski rapids, first mentioned in 1504 as part of the toponym Kwsankoskonsarj (modern spelling Kuusa(a)nkoskensaari ), referring to some island near the rapids. The initial element is most likely derived from the dialectal word kuusas referring to a small spruce, as the trees are common in the area. Both forms of the village name, Kuusa and Kuusaa , are used by locals; Kuusaa

200-473: Is the older form, while Kuusa is more common today. Aside from Saraavesi and Vatianjärvi, there are multiple smaller lakes or ponds in the village, such as Asemalampi, Vähänharjunlampi, Pörrinlampi and Oitinlampi. The most prominent natural features in the village are the Kuusaankoski rapids as well as the hill Oitinmäki, which is part of a terminal moraine formation. Its peak reaches an elevation of 172 m from sea level. The development of Kuusa began in

225-577: The Khiytola-Matkaselkä railway . The central part of the city consists mainly of stone 3-4-storey buildings built at the beginning of the XX century (until the 1930s). As a rule, these are buildings in the style of Northern Art Nouveau ( national Romanticism ), neoclassicism , the most recent — functionalism , their authors are the most famous Finnish architects Uno Werner Ullberg , Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen , Johan Jacob Arenberg , etc. In addition,

250-509: The 18th century, when new farms were established near the rapids on the lands of the nearby older villages. Log driving in Laukaa began in the 1830s as the importance of the sawmill industry had begun to grow. Wood was transported through the Kuusaankoski especially to the sawmill at Vaajakoski . In 1838, engineer captain Karl Robert Westling requested permission to establish a sawmill in the Kuusaankoski, however this sawmill

275-598: The canal was executed by the Russian Zarubezhtransstroi Company on a "turn key" basis in 1990-1994. The total length of the Keitele-Paijanne route is 48 kilometres (30 mi), of which 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) is canal section. Rest of the route follows river's natural water flow. Kuusankoski, Kuhankoski, and Kapeenkoski are also famous recreational fishing places. The local theatre, Kuusan Kanavateatteri, Kuusa Canal Theatre,

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300-756: The coat of arms is "a red heart in a silver field, from which grows a three-pronged green conifer." The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and approved by the Laukaa Municipal Council at its meeting on June 6, 1955. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the use of the coat of arms on September 5 of the same year. Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi , Jyväskylä , Konnevesi , Toivakka , Uurainen and Äänekoski . There are all together 129 lakes in Laukaa. Biggest lakes in Laukaa are Lievestuoreenjärvi , Kuusvesi , Leppävesi and Lake Uurainen . The name of Laukaa likely comes from

325-535: The now obsolete word lauas (genitive: laukaan ), stream pool , in this case referring to the Koivulahti bay in the lake Saraavesi . The name is also related to that of the river Luga in Russia ( Votic : Laugaz ), albeit only through the word from which the names are derived. The area of Laukaa was an important route to both the lake Keitele in the northwest and Rautalampi in the northeast. Laukaa itself

350-433: The older Haapavatia school district was divided into two parts (the other being Valkola). Initially providing education only for the upper grades of kansakoulu (the contemporary elementary school system), it was expanded to include lower grades in 1940. By the 1950s, the main building had become decrepit and was replaced with a new building in 1957. The school was officially reformed into a modern peruskoulu in 1974, as

375-662: The rest of Finnish Karelia , Sortavala was retaken by Finland during 1941–1944 (the period of the Continuation War ) and most evacuees returned to rebuild their homes. However, after the armistice of 1944, the Finns were evacuated again and the town was ceded back empty of population. After the war, the town was resettled by the Russian and Karelian population. Until 1940, the Ladoga shore southwest of Sortavala had been one of

400-600: The rest of Viipuri Province , it was joined to the newly formed Grand Duchy of Finland . In 1917, the town remained a part of independent Finland . It suffered extensively from mass Soviet bombardment during the Winter War , and through the Moscow Peace Treaty Finland was forced to cede the town to the Soviet Union . All of the population of the town was evacuated for the first time. Like

425-406: The town of republic significance of Sortavala is incorporated as Sortavalsky Municipal District ; the town of Sortavala and ten rural localities are incorporated within it as Sortavalskoye Urban Settlement . The remaining urban-type settlements and rural localities are incorporated within the municipal district into two urban settlements and two rural settlements. Sortavala is a railway station on

450-478: The very few relatively densely populated areas north of the Karelian Isthmus populated by Karelians . Within the framework of administrative divisions , it is, together with two urban-type settlements and forty-seven rural localities, incorporated as the town of republic significance of Sortavala —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division ,

475-545: Was a part of the Rautalampi parish, gaining its first subordinate church in 1593. This church was located near modern Tarvaala (aka Laukkavirta), which was therefore the original center of Laukaa. The center shifted to the modern location in Pellosniemi sometime in the 17th century. Laukaa became a separate parish in 1628. It included Saarijärvi until 1639, Jyväskylä until 1837, Jyväskylän mlk (to which Toivakka

500-464: Was every other school in Laukaa. An animal husbandry school was established on the lands of the Saarikko and Finni-Uusitalo farms in 1925, with a total area of 260.83 ha (644.5 acres). A weaving school that had operated on the lands of Saarikko since 1905 was relocated to Petäjävesi . In 1944, most of the building was granted to an agricultural school evacuated from the town of Sortavala , as it

525-468: Was finished in 1898 and a station was opened in Kuusa. The railroad also allowed a post office and three stores to operate in the village. In 1924, a power plant was established in the Kuusaankoski, which provided electricity for the station and to the villages of Petruma and Haapavatia. Passenger traffic at the station continued until the 1980s. The construction of the Keitele–Päijänne canal, including

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550-681: Was first recorded in Swedish documents dating to 1468. Russian documents first mention it as Serdovol or Serdobol in 1500. It was ceded to Sweden after the Ingrian War . With the 1721 Treaty of Nystad , the settlement was joined to Russia along with the rest of Old Finland and was given the Russian name Serdobol. It became known for its marble and granite quarries which provided materials necessary for construction of imperial palaces in St. Petersburg and its neighborhood . In 1812, along with

575-503: Was moved in 1871) and Sumiainen until 1868 and Äänekosken mlk until 1907 (administratively 1911). Saraakallio , the largest Stone Age rock painting site of Fennoscandia is located in Laukaa. The paintings consists of over 100 figures. The oldest paintings are about 6 600 years old. The most common themes in Saraakallio paintings are deer, human, and boat figures. Saraakallio rock paintings are made by using red paint, which

600-499: Was never established due to disagreements over ownership of nearby forests. Despite this, Kuusa kept developing, with the village's modern center forming in the 1870s. Since the 1880s, there had been plans to connect the Päijänne and Keitele , either by a canal or a railroad. In 1890, it was decided that a railroad was to be built between Jyväskylä and Suolahti , which would also pass through Kuusa. The Jyväskylä–Suolahti railroad

625-460: Was occupied by and soon ceded to the Soviet Union. The school became state-owned in 1961 and was relocated to Tarvaala in the municipality of Saarijärvi in 1963. Laukaa The municipality is unilingually Finnish . The subject of the Laukaa's coat of arms refers to the municipality's abundant coniferous forests and Laukaa's location in the heart of Finland. The explanation of

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