Keitele is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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. It is part of the

Northern Savonia North Savo (or Northern Savonia; fi, Pohjois-Savo; sv, Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the regi ...

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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

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is . Neighbour municipalities are

Pielavesi Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Geography ...

Pihtipudas Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland. It is located in northern Central Finland along the highway 4 ( E75), about north of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. There are all together ...

Tervo Tervo is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of (), making it Northern Savonia's least populous municipality. It covers an area ...

Vesanto Vesanto is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, ...

and

Viitasaari Viitasaari is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland regions of Finland, region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is ...

. Despite its name, the municipality is not located by the

lake Keitele Keitele is a large lake located in Central Finland. With the area of 493.59 km2 it is the 9th largest lake in the country. The lake is divided into three regions, Ylä-, Keski-, and Ala-Keitele, of which Keski-Keitele is the largest. Water in ...

. The shortest distance between the municipality and the lake is roughly ten kilometers. The municipality is unilingually

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Notable people born in Keitele

Ilmari Tossavainen Johannes Ilmari Tossavainen (25 July 1887, Keitele - 26 January 1978) was a Finnish cooperative manager and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature o ...

(1887–1978) * Kalle Matilainen (1903–1973) *

Rakel Hiltunen Lea Rakel Hiltunen (née ''Lyytikäinen''; born 2 July 1940 in Keitele) is a Finnish social worker and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of ...

(1940–) *

Mikko Härkin Mikko Härkin (born 25 May 1979 in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish power metal keyboardist, who has performed with Sonata Arctica and Kenziner. History Härkin begun to study piano at the age of 5. He joined ''Kenziner'' in 1998 and with them rec ...

(1979–)

References

External links

Municipality of Keitele
– Official website Populated places established in 1879 {{EasternFinland-geo-stub