Kinnula

Kinnula
Municipality
Kinnulan kunta
Kinnula kommun
Kinnula church
Kinnula church
Coat of arms of Kinnula
Location of Kinnula in Finland
Location of Kinnula in Finland
Coordinates: 63°22′N 024°58′E / 63.367°N 24.967°E / 63.367; 24.967
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionSaarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerKirsi Kellokangas
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total495.71 km2 (191.39 sq mi)
 • Land460.2 km2 (177.7 sq mi)
 • Water35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
 • Rank190th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total1,503
 • Rank278th largest in Finland
 • Density3.27/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Sami0.1%
 • Others1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1417.4%
 • 15 to 6449.2%
 • 65 or older33.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kinnula.fi

Kinnula is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,503 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 495.71 square kilometres (191.39 sq mi) of which 35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Kivijärvi, Lestijärvi, Perho, Pihtipudas, Reisjärvi and Viitasaari.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Nature

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There are all together 66 lakes in Kinnula. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Yläjäppä Alajäppä and Iso-Koirajärvi.[5] Salamajärvi National Park is partly located in Kinnula.

Politics

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Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kinnula:

Twinnings

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Kinnula". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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