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Mänttä-Vilppula
Mänttä-Vilppula (; , also ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. Major lakes in the area include the Lake Ruovesi, Ruovesi, Lake Kuorevesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Juupajoki, Jämsä, Ruovesi and Virrat. The city of Tampere is located southwest of the center of Mänttä-Vilppula. Culturally, Mänttä-Vilppula is known, among other things, for the Serlachius Museum situated in the Mänttä area, which houses the art collection collected by ''Vuorineuvos'' Gösta Serlachius (1876–1942). Also, the Mänttä Art Festival is held annually in the summer. Notable people * Eero Rahola (1897–197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa (; ; ), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Southwest Finland. Most of the water area in the Kokemäki River watershed is located in the Pirkanmaa region, although Lake Vanajavesi is partly in the Kanta-Häme region. The region got its name from Pirkkala, which in the Middle Ages comprised most of present-day Pirkanmaa. Tampere is the regional center and capital of Pirkanmaa, and at the same time the largest city in the region. The total population of Pirkanmaa was 529,100 on 30 June 2022, which makes it the second largest among Finland's regions after Uusimaa. The population density is well over twice the Finnish average, and most of its population is largely concentrated in the Tampere metropolitan area. History Pirkanmaa has been inhabited for thousands of years. In the Bronze Age, agriculture replaced hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Pirkanmaa
Upper Pirkanmaa is a subdivision of Pirkanmaa and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009. Municipalities Politics Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election: * Sauli Niinistö 63.6% * Laura Huhtasaari 8.5% * Paavo Väyrynen 7.8% * Pekka Haavisto 6.2% * Matti Vanhanen 5.4% * Tuula Haatainen 4.8% * Merja Kyllönen 3.4% * Nils Torvalds Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds (born 7 August 1945) is a Finnish politician who had been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2012 to 2024. He is a member of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democra ... 0.3% Sub-regions of Finland Geography of Pirkanmaa {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilppula
Vilppula was a former municipality of Finland. Neighbouring Mänttä was merged into it on 1 January 2009 to form the municipality of Mänttä-Vilppula. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 5,457 in 2005 and covered an area of 571.26 km2 of which 99.90 km2 was water. The population density was 10.5 inhabitants per km2. The work force mainly consisted of industry and service, these accounting for 50 and 39 percent of total workforce. Population was estimated to be at a slight decline. The Kolho village in Vilppula is located to the north. Another village, Pohjaslahti, is located northwest from the Vilppula centre. These continue to exist as villages of the new Mänttä-Vilppula municipality. Vilppula is also known for being the location of the 1918 Battle of Vilppula during the Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War was a civil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Kuorevesi
Lake Kuorevesi () is a medium-sized lake in Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Mänttä-Vilppula and Jämsä (formerly Kuorevesi) in the Central Finland region. The lake is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake's main inflow is lake Keurusselkä, which drains into Kuorevesi from the north. Kuorevesi in turn drains into the Lake Ruovesi in the west.Kuorevesi in the Jarviwiki Web Service Retrieved 2014-03-01. See also *List of lakes in Finland
Most lakes in Finland are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs with a surface area larger than 10 km². There a ...
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Mänttä
Mänttä is a former town and municipality of Finland. It was merged with the municipality of Vilppula to form Mänttä-Vilppula on 1 January 2009. The place name ''Mänttä'' comes from an old house which Tuomas Niilonpoika Mäntsä (1570–1618) founded in Keuruskoski in the wilderness of Sääksmäki.Aamulehti, 125. vuosikerta, nro 238 It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 6341 in 2008 and covered an area of of which was water. The population density was 100.0 inhabitants per km2. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Finnish naval officer Eero Rahola was born in Mänttä, as well as World Speed Skating Championships medalist Pekka Koskela. Twin towns – sister cities Mänttä is twinned with: * Stary Oskol, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Ruovesi
Lake Ruovesi is a medium-sized lake in Central Finland. It is situated in the municipalities of Ruovesi and Mänttä-Vilppula in the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. Besides the municipality, a local newspaper published in that municipality is also named Ruovesi. The lake is a part of the Kokemäki River basin and its main inflows are the Lake Tarjanne in north and the Lake Kuorevesi in the east. The lake drains into the lake Palovesi in south, which in its turn drains into the lake Näsijärvi.Ruovesi in the Jarviwiki Web Service Retrieved 2014-03-02. See also *List of lakes in Finland
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Virrat
Virrat (; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. Part of the Pirkanmaa region, it is located north of Tampere and west of Jyväskylä. Virrat is from Helsinki. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The town grew rapidly in the mid-20th century, and by 1950 the population reached more than 12,000. Virrat acquired town status in 1977, although it had received the right to hold markets three years earlier, in 1974. More recently the population level has been adversely impacted by the drift of employment opportunities and people to the larger towns. Apart from the town of Virrat itself, the administratively defined municipality is largely rural, and includes the villages of Äijänneva, Härkönen Jäähdyspohja, Killinkoski, Koro, Kotala, Kurjenkylä, Liedenpohja, Ohtola, Vaskuu, and Vaskivesi. Major lakes in the area are Lake Toisvesi, beside which the town of Virrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruovesi
Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality, Lake Ruovesi, is a part of the Kokemäki River basin. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland. File:Iso Helvetinjarvi.jpg, Helvetinjärvi National Park File:Ruovesi Church 2021.jpg, Ruovesi Church File:Ruovesi Forest.jpg, Birch forest near Ruovesi People born in Ruovesi * Väinö Nyström (1857 – 1918) * Verner Järvinen (1870 – 1941) * Kalle Häkkinen (1878 – 1919) * Akseli Anttila (1897 – 1953) * Jorma Gallen-Kallela (1898 – 1939) * Eila Eskola-Kyröläinen (1931 – 2015) * Kimmo Latvamäki ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juupajoki
Juupajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the least populous municipality in Pirkanmaa. It covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Korkeakoski is the administrative center of the municipality. Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi and Ruovesi. The city of Tampere is located southwest of Juupajoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. People * Kauko Helovirta (1924–1997), writer * Jaakko Syrjä (1926–2022), writer Gallery File:Juupajoen kunnanvirasto.jpg, Borough hall of Juupajoki File:Korkeakosken vanha kenkätehdas, Juupajoki.JPG, Korkeakoski's old shoe factory at Juupajoki File:Korkeakoski - alajuoksu.jpg, Korkeakoski River See also * Finnish national road 58 The Finnish national road 58 (; ) is the main road from Kangasala to Kärsämäki via Orivesi, Jämsä, Keuruu, Karstula, Kinnula and Haapajärvi. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keuruu
Keuruu (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The town center and Haapamäki village are both the most populated places in Keuruu. The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. The municipality of Pihlajavesi, Keuruu, Pihlajavesi was consolidated with Keuruu in 1969. The subject of the coat of arms of Keuruu is inspired by agriculture (referenced by crossed Flail (tool), flails) and the church trips that were once made in the area on long rowboats. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and was adopted on December 30, 1952. Geography Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Multia, Mänttä-Vilppula, Petäjävesi, Virrat and Ähtäri. There are 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolho
Kolho is a village in the city-municipality of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland. It is located along the Tampere–Haapamäki Line, where Kolho railway station is located. During the Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between Whites (Finland), White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition fr ..., in winter 1918, the Finnish air force used Kolho as a base. Kolho has influenced a number of Finnish artists ranging from Eero Järnefelt, Akseli Gallen-Kallela to Pentti Saarikoski and also was the site of the worst church boat accident in Finnish history. Kolho played a role in the rise of the Finnish paper industry together with the neighbouring Mänttä community, and among the notable figures in Kolho's industry was the industrialist Matthias Bonn (1853–1927). More recently Kolho is known for its natural environment and is a summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pohjaslahti
Pohjaslahti is a village and former municipality of Finland at the time of its existence in the Häme Province, now in the Pirkanmaa region. It was divided between Vilppula and Virrat in 1973. Pohjaslahti was the last rural municipality to be created in Finland, which happened in 1941. It bordered Vilppula, Ruovesi, Virrat and Keuruu. It also bordered Pihlajavesi until 1969, when it was merged into Keuruu. History Pohjaslahti has existed at least since 1564, when it was mentioned as ''Pohialaxi''. A farm named Pohjaslahti was established earlier in the 16th century. At the time, it was a part of Ruovesi, which was separated from Pirkkala in 1565. Ruovesi was mainly settled by Tavastians and the dialects of Ruovesi and Pohjaslahti are Tavastian dialects. Some settlers in the area were Savonians, whose influence can still be seen in the local dialect, e.g. the usage of the extra ''loi''-syllable in plural nouns (for example ''ristejä'' may be pronounced as ''ristilöi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
