Haapavesi | |
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Town | |
| Haapaveden kaupunki | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Haapavesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°08.5′N 025°22′E / 64.1417°N 25.367°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Siikalatva |
| Charter | 1863 |
| Town privileges | 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Kimmo Hinno |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,086.11 km2 (419.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,050.47 km2 (405.59 sq mi) |
| • Water | 36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 75th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,388 |
| • Rank | 145th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.08/km2 (15.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.4% (official) |
| • Others | 3.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 20.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.7% |
| • 65 or older | 24.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of 6,388 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,086.11 square kilometres (419.35 sq mi) of which 36.41 km2 (14.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.7/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Oulainen, Raahe, Siikalatva and Ylivieska.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The town is the Finnish national kantele village. It is also known for the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival[5] which gathers folk musicians together.
At Haapavesi, there is a 327 metres (1,073 ft) tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to Finland's tallest man-made structures.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 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.
- ^ Haapavesi Folk Music Festival