Maaninka

Maaninka (Maaninka, also Maninga) is a former municipality in the region of Northern Savonia, in Finland. It was merged with the city of Kuopio on 1 January 2015.

The municipality had a population of 3,747 (30 November 2014) and it covered an area of 575.13 km2 of which 108.62 km2 was water. The population density was 8.03 PD/km2.

The municipality is mostly rugged forestland. The tallest waterfall in Finland, at 36 m high, is located in Maaninka. The site, called Korkeakoski, has been a tourist site since the 19th century.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

People born in Maaninka

 * Taavetti Lapveteläinen (1860–1919)
 * Nestor Väänänen (1877–1930)
 * Tahvo Hiekkaranta (1879–1947)
 * Tatu Nissinen (1883–1966)
 * Salomo Savolainen (1883–1964)
 * Pentti Pekkarinen (1917–1975)
 * Olavi Kuronen (1923–1989)
 * Tuula Väätäinen (1955–)
 * Jari Räsänen (1966–)