Pielavesi
Pielavesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Pielaveden kunta Pielavesi kommun | |
Lepikon Torppa, the birthplace of Urho Kekkonen | |
Location of Pielavesi in Finland | |
| 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) | |
• 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 (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 3,963 |
| • Rank | 194th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.44/km2 (8.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 2.2% |
| 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 3,963 (31 March 2025) 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. The population density is 3.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.