Lestijärvi is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Finland
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. There is also the
Lake Lestijärvi in the area.
Lestijärvi is located in the
province
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of
Western Finland
Western Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. Tampere was the largest city of the province.
Histor ...
and is part of the
Central Ostrobothnia
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region
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. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the smallest municipality of
Mainland Finland in terms of population. It covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
Neighbouring municipalities are
Halsua
Halsua () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland.
Halsua is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population o ...
,
Kinnula,
Kokkola
Kokkola (; , ) is a town in Finland and the regional capital of Central Ostrobothnia. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kokkola is approximately , while the Kokkola sub-region, sub-region h ...
,
Perho,
Reisjärvi
Reisjärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The ...
,
Sievi
Sievi () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland.
It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Oulu (province), Oulu and is part of the North Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of
...
and
Toholampi.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
Demographics
This small, isolated rural area suffers from depopulation as in many other similar parts of Finland. The local community provide a subsidy of €1,000 p.a. to families who have a child and stay in the community. Other areas of Finland have similar schemes, such as providing very cheap land. After several years, the subsidy seems to be increasing the number of children in the community.
People born in Lestijärvi
*
Arthur Aspelin (1868 – 1949)
*
Heimo Rekonen (1920 – 1997)
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 road is also called Suomenselkätie "Suomenselkä road" and has been marketed as an alternative ...
References
External links
*
Municipality of Lestijärvi– Official website
Populated lakeshore places in Finland
Municipalities of Central Ostrobothnia
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