Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finlandregion. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in
Swedish
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documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. It is from Multia to Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.
There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. Biggest lakes in Multia are
Sinervä
Sinervä is a rather small lake in Central Finland, in Multia municipality. It belongs to Kokemäenjoki main catchment area.Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.
The highest point of the Central Finland region, Kiiskilänmäki, which reaches an altitude of above sea level, is located in Multia.
During the summer months (June - August) Multia is the rainiest municipality in Finland, with an average of 237.3 millimeters (9.3 inches) of rainfall.
Events
Kicksled World Championshiphttps://multia.fi/mmpotkut/?page_id=49 website, ''english''
Notable people
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Seth Heikkilä
Seth Heikkilä (14 August 1863 – 27 July 1938) was a Finnish journalist, writer and politician, born in Multia. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1909, from 1910 to 1911 and again from 1917 to 1918, representing the Socia ...
(1863–1938)
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Tauno Sipilä
Tauno Olavi Sipilä (7 November 1921, Multia, Central Finland - 9 July 2001) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1954 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, he finished fifth in the 30 km event.
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(1921–2001)
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Pentti Papinaho
Pentti Papinaho (2 June 1926 — 8 March 1992) was a Finnish sculptor especially known for his public works featuring military, patriotic or religious themes, active particularly in the Tavastia region of Finland.
Education
Papinaho studied at ...