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Leppävirta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 8,924 (31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 1,519.64 square kilometres (586.74 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.3/sq mi).
Leppävirta | |
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Municipality | |
| Leppävirran kunta Leppävirta kommun | |
 Konnus channel in Leppävirta | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Leppävirta in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Leppävirta | |
| Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Varkaus |
| Charter | 1639 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Matti Raatikainen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,519.64 km2 (586.74 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,136.26 km2 (438.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 68th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,924 |
| • Rank | 108th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.85/km2 (20.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 3.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.1% |
| • 65 or older | 31.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | leppavirta |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Geography
editNeighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.
Villages
edit- Sorsakoski
- Häikiä
- Häyry
- Lylymäki
- Niinimäki
- Oravikoski
- Reinikkala
- Saahkarlahti
Notable people
edit- Jorma Hynninen, opera singer
- Rakel Kansanen, translator
- Helena Kekkonen, peace activist
- Mikko Kuustonen, singer-songwriter
- Pentti Pekkarinen, politician
- Jully Ramsay, historian and genealogist
- Reino Soijärvi, ice hockey player
- Heikki Soisalo, writer
- Kalle Tähtelä, writer, journalist and military aviator
- Adolf Tillaeus, artisan
- Jukka Vesterinen, sportsperson
- Gustaf Wrede, engineer, and business magnate
International relations
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References
edit- Notes
- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Twinning municipalities". 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
External links
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Media related to Leppävirta at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Leppävirta – Official website
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