Mänttä-Vilppula | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Mänttä-Vilppulan kaupunki Mänttä-Vilppula stad | |
Mänttä-Vilppula city hall | |
Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E / 62.033°N 24.617°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Anne Heusala |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 657.08 km2 (253.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 534.81 km2 (206.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 162nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 9,278 |
| • Rank | 104th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 17.35/km2 (44.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 3.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
| • 65 or older | 35.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Mänttä-Vilppula (Swedish: Mänttä-Vilppula, also Mänttä-Filpula) is a town and municipality of Finland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region.
The town has a population of 9,278 (31 December 2024) and covers an area of 657.08 square kilometres (253.70 sq mi) of which 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) is water. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Juupajoki, Jämsä, Ruovesi and Virrat. The city of Tampere is located 97 kilometres (60 mi) southwest of the center of Mänttä-Vilppula.
Major lakes in the area include the Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä.
People
- Eero Rahola (1897–1975)
- Lydia Wideman (1920-2019)
- Veikko Ennala (1922–1991)
- Marjatta Moulin (1926–2018)
- Keijo Liinamaa (1929–1980)
- Risto Siltanen (born 1958)
- Laura Huhtasaari (born 1979)
- Emmi (Finnish singer) (born 1979)
- Pekka Koskela (born 1982)
- Miikka "Lord Satanachia" Ojala (Finnish black metal vocalist) (born 1974)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-01-23. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Mänttä-Vilppula at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Mänttä-Vilppula – Official website (in Finnish)
