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Town in Central Finland, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Viitasaari is a Finnish town and municipality located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 5,877 (31 December 2023)[5] and covers an area of 1,589.13 square kilometres (613.57 sq mi) of which 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi), or 21%, is water.[1] There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. The biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi.[6] The population density is 4.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.2/sq mi).
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Viitasaari | |
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Town | |
Viitasaaren kaupunki Viitasaari stad | |
![]() Location of Viitasaari in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°04′30″N 025°51′35″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central Finland |
Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region |
Charter | 1635 |
Town privileges | 1996 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Helena Vuopionperä-Kovanen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,589.13 km2 (613.57 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,248.53 km2 (482.06 sq mi) |
• Water | 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi) |
• Rank | 59th largest in Finland |
Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,877 |
• Rank | 154th largest in Finland |
• Density | 4.71/km2 (12.2/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 2.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 11.6% |
• 15 to 64 | 51.9% |
• 65 or older | 36.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal code | 44500 |
Area code | (+358) 01 |
Website | viitasaari |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Viitasaari:[7]
The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Viitasaari:[8][9]
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