Veteli
Vetil | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Vetelin kunta Vetils kommun | |
 Veteli High School | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Veteli in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Veteli | |
| Coordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E / 63.4750°N 23.7917°E / 63.4750; 23.7917 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Hannu Jyrkkä |
| Area (2018-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 520.91 km2 (201.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 502.12 km2 (193.87 sq mi) |
| • Water | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 174th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 2,912 |
| • Rank | 216th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.6% |
| • Others | 4.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.9% |
| • 65 or older | 31.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | veteli |
Veteli (Swedish: Vetil) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of almost 3200 in 2019. and covers an area of 520.91 square kilometres (201.12 sq mi) of which 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) is water.1 The population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Halsua, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Perho and Vimpeli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Juha Sipilä, (born 1961), politician, former Prime Minister of Finland (2015–2019),
- Esko Aho, (born 1954), politician, former Prime Minister of Finland (1991–1995)
References
References
- "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. 2026-04-01. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
- "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2026-04-01. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
- "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.
External links
External links
Media related to Veteli at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Veteli – Official website