Luhanka

Luhanka (, also ) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of  () and covers an area of  of which  is water. In relation to its population Luhanka is not just the smallest municipality in the region but also smallest in the whole Mainland Finland.

The population density is . There are also many summertime cottages in Luhanka.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also been known as "" in Swedish documents.
Neighboring municipalities are Hartola, Joutsa, Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Kuhmoinen and Sysmä.

Mimicking the badger in the coat of arms of Luhanka, the permanent residents include the official animal mascot of the municipality, Sisu the Badger (Sisu-mäyrä).

Nature
There are all together 61 lakes in Luhanka. Biggest lakes in Luhanka are Päijänne, Tammijärvi-Hauha and Jutilanjärvi.

Famous people
Politician Hertta Kuusinen was born in Luhanka in 1904
Writer Kreetta Onkeli has spent childhood in Luhanka
Composer Toni Edelmann lived in Luhanka

Gallery

References

External links
 
 Municipality of Luhanka – Official homepage 

Category:Municipalities of Central Finland
Category:Populated places established in 1864
Category:Luhanka