Pielavesi
Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,137 (28 February 2023)[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 3.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.3/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Pielavesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Pielaveden kunta Pielavesi kommun | |
 Lepikon Torppa, the birthplace of Urho Kekkonen | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pielavesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°14′N 026°45.5′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| 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 (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,137 |
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.59/km2 (9.3/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) |
| Website | www.pielavesi.fi |
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities are Iisalmi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Maaninka, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, and Tervo.
On the north-western side of the village lies lake Pielavesi.[5]
Notable people
- Urho Kekkonen, a late President of Finland who ruled the country over two decades, was born in Pielavesi in a log cabin called Lepikon torppa.
- Lauri Kokkonen, author and playwright
- Ilpo Saastamoinen, musician and composer
- Antti Ruuskanen, javelin thrower and Olympic medalist
Pielavesi is also well known for its successful volleyball club, Pielaveden Sampo.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- Pielavesi in Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-03-17. (in English)
External links
Media related to Pielavesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pielavesi – Official website (in Finnish)
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