Konnevesi
Konnevesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Konneveden kunta Konnevesi kommun | |
The municipal house of Konnevesi | |
Location of Konnevesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37.7′N 026°17′E / 62.6283°N 26.283°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Äänekoski |
| Charter | 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kari Levänen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 680.85 km2 (262.88 sq mi) |
| • Land | 512.94 km2 (198.05 sq mi) |
| • Water | 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 171st largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 2,428 |
| • Rank | 236th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.73/km2 (12.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.7% (official) |
| • Others | 2.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.1% |
| • 65 or older | 34.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | konnevesi |
Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,428 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 680.85 square kilometres (262.88 sq mi) of which 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi), or almost 25%, is water. Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Rautalampi, Vesanto and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
There are altogether exactly 100 lakes in Konnevesi. The biggest lakes are Keitele, Lake Konnevesi and Liesvesi. The population density is 4.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3/sq mi).
The logging tongs appearing in Konnevesi's coat of arms refer to local forestry. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers, and the Konnevesi municipal council approved it in its meetings on 23 April 1964. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on 21 August that year.