Pielavesi
| Pielavesi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Pielaveden kunta | ||
Lepikon Torppa, the birthplace of Urho Kekkonen
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| Location of Pielavesi in Finland Location of Pielavesi in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Sami Miettinen (since 2010) | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,406.57 km2 (543.08 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,153.30 km2 (445.29 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 76th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,737 | |
| • Rank | 188th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.11/km2 (10.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.3% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 57% | |
| • 65 or older | 27.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.pielavesi.fi | |
Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,737 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,406.57 square kilometres (543.08 sq mi) of which 253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.6/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Iisalmi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Maaninka, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, and Tervo. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Famous 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.
- Ilpo Saastamoinen, musician and composer
- Antti Ruuskanen, javelin thrower and olympic medalist
Pielavesi is also well known for its successful volleyball club, Pielaveden Sampo.
Lake
On the north-western side of the village lies lake Pielavesi.[6]
References
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- ↑ Pielavesi in Järviwiki Web Service. Finnish Environment Institute. Retrieved 2014-03-17. (English)
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pielavesi – Official website (Finnish)
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