Maaninka (, also ) 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 of which was water. The population density was . The municipality is mostly rugged forestland. The tallest waterfall in Finland, at 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–) Gallery References External links Municipality of Maaninka – Official site Maaninka Populated places established in 1872 1872 establishments in the Russian Empire Former municipalities of Finland