Pielavesi

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Municipality in Northern Savonia, Finland

Coat of arms

Location of Pielavesi in Finland

Coordinates: 63°14′N 026°45.5′E / 63.233°N 26.7583°E / 63.233; 26.7583Country

FinlandRegionNorthern SavoniaSub-regionUpper SavoniaGovernment

• Municipal managerSami Miettinen (since 2010)Area

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,406.51 km² (543.06 sq mi) • Land1,153.23 km² (445.26 sq mi) • Water253.27 km² (97.79 sq mi) • Rank65th largest in FinlandPopulation

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,073 • Rank191st largest in Finland • Density3.53/km² (9.1/sq mi)Population by native language

^[2]

• Finnish97.8% (official) • Swedish0.2% • Others2%Population by age

^[3]

• 0 to 1413.5% • 15 to 6448.9% • 65 or older37.6%Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)Websitewww.pielavesi.fi

Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,073 (31 December 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 3.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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 (1900-86), who served as President of Finland for 26 years, 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

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ Pielavesi in Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-03-17. (in English)