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Leppävirta
Municipality
Leppävirran kunta
Leppävirta kommun
Konnus channel in Leppävirta
Konnus channel in Leppävirta
Coat of arms of Leppävirta
Coat of arms
Location of Leppävirta in Finland
Location of Leppävirta in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region Varkaus
Charter 1639
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • 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)
Area rank 68th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total 9,049
 • Rank 109th largest in Finland
 • Density 7.96/km2 (20.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 97.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 2.7%
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)

Leppävirta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 9,049 (31 December 2023) 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. The population density is 7.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.6/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 [fi], translator
  • Helena Kekkonen, peace activist
  • Mikko Kuustonen, singer-songwriter
  • Pentti Pekkarinen, politician
  • Jully Ramsay, historian and genealogist
  • Reino Soijärvi, ice hockey player
  • Heikki Soisalo [fi], writer
  • Kalle Tähtelä [fi], writer, journalist and military aviator
  • Adolf Tillaeus [fi], artisan
  • Jukka Vesterinen [fi], sportsperson

International relations

Leppävirta is twinned with:

See also

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