Vimpeli
| Vimpeli Vindala |
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| Location of Vimpeli in Finland Location of Vimpeli in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1866 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Anita Paavola | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 328.79 km2 (126.95 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 287.27 km2 (110.92 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 272nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,074 | |
| • Rank | 243rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.7/km2 (28/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 20.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.vimpeli.fi | |
Vimpeli (Swedish: Vindala) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,074 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 328.79 square kilometres (126.95 sq mi) of which 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (28/sq mi).
Vimpeli was crucial in the Winter War due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People born in Vimpeli
- Matti Latvala (1868 – 1964)
- Santeri Mäkelä (1870 – 1938)
- Juho Haveri (1876 – 1961)
- Antti Rentola (1881 – 1919)
- Väinö Rankila (1911 – 1970)
- Terttu Savola (1941 – )
- Jukka Vihriälä (1945 – )
Gallery
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Vimpeli church
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Saarikenttä katsomoiden takaa.JPG
Saarikenttä pesäpallo stadium
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Vimpelin keskustaa.JPG
Vimpeli downtown
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vimpeli – Official website
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