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Äänekoski is an industrial town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. It is neighboured by Kannonkoski, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Saarijärvi, Uurainen, Vesanto and Viitasaari. The town has a population of 20,360 (31 January 2012) and covers an area of 1,138.38 square kilometres (439.53 sq mi) of which 253.84 km2 (98.01 sq mi) is water. There are all together 170 lakes in Äänekoski. Biggest lakes are Keitele, Kuhnamo and Niinivesi The population density is 23.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (59.6 /sq mi).
The municipality of Äänekosken maalaiskunta was consolidated to Äänekoski in 1969 and the municipality of Konginkangas in 1993. The municipalities of Sumiainen and Suolahti were consolidated to Äänekoski in 2007.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
In 2004, the worst road accident ever in Finland occurred in Äänekoski, the Konginkangas bus disaster.
The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Äänekoski:
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