Veteli

Veteli (Swedish: Vetil) is a municipality of Finland.

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Veteli Vetil
Municipality
Vetelin kunta Vetils kommun
Veteli High School
Coat of arms
Location of Veteli in Finland
Coordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Central Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Kaustinen sub-region
Government
• Municipal manager	Hannu Jyrkkä
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	520.91 km² (201.12 sq mi)
• Land	502.12 km² (193.87 sq mi)
• Water	18.6 km² (7.2 sq mi)
• Rank	174th largest in Finland
Population (2024-10-31)^[2]
• Total	2,919
• Rank	217th largest in Finland
• Density	5.81/km² (15.0/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	95.3% (official)
• Swedish	1.7%
• Others	3%
Population by age ^[4]
• 0 to 14	15.7%
• 15 to 64	52.9%
• 65 or older	31.4%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.veteli.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of almost 3200 in 2019. and covers an area of 520.91 square kilometres (201.12 sq mi) of which 18.6 km² (7.2 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 5.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.0/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Halsua, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Perho and Vimpeli.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Juha Sipilä, (born 1961), politics former Prime Minister of Finland (2015–2019),
Esko Aho, (born 1954), politician, former Prime Minister of Finland (1991–1995)

[1]
"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
[2]
"Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
[3]
"Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
[4]
"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.

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Municipality of Veteli – Official website

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Veteli (Swedish: Vetil) is a municipality of Finland.

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Quick Facts Vetil, Country ...

Veteli Vetil
Municipality
Vetelin kunta Vetils kommun
Veteli High School
Coat of arms
Location of Veteli in Finland
Coordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Central Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Kaustinen sub-region
Government
• Municipal manager	Hannu Jyrkkä
Area (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	520.91 km² (201.12 sq mi)
• Land	502.12 km² (193.87 sq mi)
• Water	18.6 km² (7.2 sq mi)
• Rank	174th largest in Finland
Population (2024-10-31)^[2]
• Total	2,919
• Rank	217th largest in Finland
• Density	5.81/km² (15.0/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	95.3% (official)
• Swedish	1.7%
• Others	3%
Population by age ^[4]
• 0 to 14	15.7%
• 15 to 64	52.9%
• 65 or older	31.4%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.veteli.fi

Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Halsua, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Perho and Vimpeli.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Juha Sipilä, (born 1961), politics former Prime Minister of Finland (2015–2019),
Esko Aho, (born 1954), politician, former Prime Minister of Finland (1991–1995)

[1]
"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
[2]
"Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
[3]
"Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
[4]
"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.

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Municipality of Veteli – Official website

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