Lusi is a village (Finnish: kylä) located in the Finnish municipality Heinola in the Päijänne Tavastia region, in the Province of Southern Finland. It is where Finnish national road 5 meets Finnish national road 4.

In 2009 Lusi was nominated village of the year. [1]

History

Lusi was first mentioned in 1470. It was originally a farm name, derived from a folk form of the Christian given name Ambrosius (Brusi > Blusi > Lusi).[2]

Lusi was a part of Heinolan maalaiskunta until its consolidation with the town of Heinola in 1997.

References

  1. ↑ "Etusivu". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish).
  2. ↑ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 249. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

61°17′53″N 26°04′26″E / 61.298°N 26.074°E / 61.298; 26.074


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