Pielavesi

Pielavesi
Municipality
Pielaveden kunta
Pielavesi kommun
Lepikon Torppa, the birthplace of Urho Kekkonen
Lepikon Torppa, the birthplace of Urho Kekkonen
Coat of arms of Pielavesi
Location of Pielavesi in Finland
Location of Pielavesi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°14′N 026°45.5′E / 63.233°N 26.7583°E / 63.233; 26.7583
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionUpper Savonia
Government
 • Municipal managerSami Miettinen (since 2010)
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,406.51 km2 (543.06 sq mi)
 • Land1,153.23 km2 (445.26 sq mi)
 • Water253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi)
 • Rank65th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
3,994
 • Rank192nd largest in Finland
 • Density3.46/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others2%
Population by age
 • 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 3,994 (31 October 2024)[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 3.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.