Keitele is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...
.
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 ...
region
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. The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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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,
Tervo,
Vesanto and
Viitasaari
Viitasaari is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. Biggest lakes are Lake Keite ...
.
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
Finnish.
Notable people born in Keitele
*
Ilmari Tossavainen (1887–1978)
*
Kalle Matilainen
Kalle Aukusti Matilainen (28 September 1899 – 28 June 1985) was a Finnish runner. He competed at the 1928 Olympics in the 10,000 m event and finished in eighth place. His younger brothers Jukka Jukka () is a common Finnish language, Finnish g ...
(1903–1973)
*
Rakel Hiltunen (1940–)
*
Mikko Härkin (1979–)
References
External links
Municipality of Keitele– Official website
Populated places established in 1879
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