Kannus is a town and municipality and city of Finland.
It is situated in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,428 and covers an area of 470.65 square kilometres (181.72 sq mi), of which 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) is water. Neighbour municipalities are Kalajoki, Kokkola, Sievi and Toholampi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature
The landscape of Kannus is characterized by flat terrain, numerous swamps and river valleys.
The bedrock is mainly mica gneiss . Other rock types include gabbro and anorthosite . There are few rock outcrops. The most common type of soil is the moraine , which is often covered under peat layers . The moraine forms southeast-northwest ridges and ridges. In the northwestern part of the city there is an abundant moraine area. Sorted mineral is mainly found only in river valleys. The Lestijoki valley has floodplains several meters thick , under which there is clay . To the south, the Hietaseljänharju stretches into the city area , from where the washed-out curved embankments pierce the swamp as backs.out. Nearly half of the city’s area is swampy, but most of the bogs are drained. Just to the north is a vast thin peat and undrained marshland. Elevation differences are small in the city area. The terrain spends towards the Gulf of Bothnia coast and river valleys. The lowest points of the river valley are about 29 meters high and the moraine hills of the southern and eastern parts are just over a hundred meters high. The highest elevation of the city reaches a height of 113 meters.
Food culture
In the 1980s, lazy porridge , or barley porridge with a sweet soup , or raisin soup, was named Kannus’ main course .
