Leppävirta | |
|---|---|
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 / 62.500; 27.783 | |
| 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 |
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).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Geography
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.
Villages
- Sorsakoski
- Häikiä
- Häyry
- Lylymäki
- Niinimäki
- Oravikoski
- Reinikkala
- Saahkarlahti
Notable people
- 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
References
References
- Notes
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "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.
- "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Twinning municipalities". 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
External links
External links
Media related to Leppävirta at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Leppävirta – Official website