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Pielavesi | |
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Municipality | |
Pielaveden kunta Pielavesi kommun | |
Coordinates: 63°14′N 026°45.5′E / 63.233°N 26.7583°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Sami Miettinen (since 2010) |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,406.51 km2 (543.06 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,153.23 km2 (445.26 sq mi) |
• Water | 253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi) |
• Rank | 65th largest in Finland |
Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,993 |
• Rank | 193rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 3.46/km2 (9.0/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.8% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 2% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.5% |
• 15 to 64 | 48.9% |
• 65 or older | 37.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.pielavesi.fi |
Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,993 (31 August 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.