Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,271 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,406.51 square kilometres (543.06 sq mi) of which 253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Pielavesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Pielaveden kunta Pielavesi kommun | |
Lepikon Torppa, the birthplace of Urho Kekkonen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Pielavesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°14′N 026°45.5′E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Sami Miettinen (since 2010) |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,406.51 km2 (543.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,153.30 km2 (445.29 sq mi) |
| • Water | 253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 65th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,271 |
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 48.9% |
| • 65 or older | 37.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.75% |
| Website | www.pielavesi.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Iisalmi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Maaninka, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, and Tervo.
On the north-western side of the village lies lake Pielavesi.[6]
Pielavesi is also well known for its successful volleyball club, Pielaveden Sampo.
Media related to Pielavesi at Wikimedia Commons
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