Mänttä-Vilppula
Appearance
Mänttä-Vilppula | |
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Town | |
Mänttä-Vilppulan kaupunki Mänttä-Vilppula stad | |
![]() Roundabout of Satakunnantie | |
![]() Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E / 62.033°N 24.617°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region |
Charter | 2009 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Anne Heusala |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 657.08 km2 (253.70 sq mi) |
• Land | 534.81 km2 (206.49 sq mi) |
• Water | 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) |
• Rank | 162nd largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,271 |
• Rank | 104th largest in Finland |
• Density | 17.34/km2 (44.9/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 3.8% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 11.5% |
• 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
• 65 or older | 35.7% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.manttavilppula.fi |
Mänttä-Vilppula (Swedish: Mänttä-Vilppula, also Mänttä-Filpula) is a town and municipality of Finland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region.
The town has a population of 9,271 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 657.08 square kilometres (253.70 sq mi) of which 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) is water.[1]
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Juupajoki, Jämsä, Ruovesi and Virrat.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Major lakes in the area include the lakes Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä.
People
- Eero Rahola (1897–1975)
- Lydia Wideman (1920-2019)
- Veikko Ennala (1922–1991)
- Marjatta Moulin (1926–2018)
- Keijo Liinamaa (1929–1980)
- Risto Siltanen (born 1958)
- Laura Huhtasaari (born 1979)
- Emmi (Finnish singer) (born 1979)
- Pekka Koskela (born 1982)
- Miikka "Lord Satanachia" Ojala (Finnish black metal vocalist) (born 1980)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Mänttä-Vilppula at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Mänttä-Vilppula – Official website (in Finnish)