Kangasniemi Facts for Kids

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Kangasniemi

Municipality

Kangasniemen kunta
Kangasniemi kommun

Kangasniemi town hall

Coat of arms

Location of Kangasniemi in Finland

Country

Finland

Region

Southern Savonia

Sub-region

Mikkeli sub-region

Charter

1867

Area

(2018-01-01)

• Total

1,326.75 km² (512.26 sq mi)

• Land

1,068.89 km² (412.70 sq mi)

• Water

256.86 km² (99.17 sq mi)

Area rank

73rd largest in Finland

Population

(2023-12-31)

• Total

5,114

• Rank

164th largest in Finland

• Density

4.78/km² (12.4/sq mi)

Population by native language

• Finnish

97% (official)

• Swedish

0.2%

• Others

2.8%

Population by age

• 0 to 14

11.8%

• 15 to 64

51.5%

• 65 or older

36.7%

Time zone

UTC+02:00 (EET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+03:00 (EEST)

Website

www.kangasniemi.fi

Kangasniemi is a municipality in the Southern Savonia region, Finland. The municipality has a population of 5,114 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,326.75 square kilometres (512.26 sq mi) of which 256.86 km² (99.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.4/sq mi).

Kangasniemi is located on the Finnish national road 13, 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Mikkeli and 63 km (39 mi) southeast of Jyväskylä. Distance to the national capital, Helsinki is 250 km (160 mi). Its neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Hirvensalmi, Joutsa, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki and Toivakka.

There are almost 3600 (May 2014) summer houses, and summer guests redouble the number of inhabitants during the summer months.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History
Nature
Economy
Famous natives
Gallery
See also

History

The municipality was founded in 1867.

Nature

There are more than 1,550 kilometres (960 mi) of shoreline. The largest lakes are Puulavesi and Kyyvesi. Some other lakes are Mallos and Synsiä. In 1997, Kangasniemi was voted the most beautiful municipality in Finland by television show.

Economy

Kangasniemi has large forest resources, approximately 12,000,000 cubic metres (420,000,000 cu ft), and the yearly growth is approximately 500,000 m³ (18,000,000 cu ft). There is also Puula golf field.