Vieremä 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' ...

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

in the

Northern Savonia North Savo (or Northern Savonia; ; ) is a Regions of Finland, 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 and Kallavesi, ...

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

population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...

is . Municipality is unilingually Finnish. Ponsse, one of the world’s largest forest machine manufacturers is headquartered in Vieremä.

History

Municipality of Vieremä was founded in 1922. Before it, Vieremä was a part of

Iisalmen maalaiskunta Iisalmen maalaiskunta was a municipality in Eastern Finland in Kuopio Province. The municipality was founded in 1873. Before the year 1922 the municipality included also Sonkajärvi and Vieremä. The municipality was consolidated with the city o ...

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities are

Iisalmi Iisalmi (; ) is a cities of Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality in the regions of Finland, region of Northern Savonia in Finland. It is located north of Kuopio and south of Kajaani. The municipality has a population of (), ...

Kajaani Kajaani (; ), is a town in Finland and the regional capital of Kainuu. Kajaani is located southeast of Oulujärvi, Lake Oulu, which drains into the Gulf of Bothnia through the Oulujoki, Oulu River. The population of Kajaani is approximately , w ...

, Kiuruvesi,

Pyhäntä Pyhäntä is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ...

, and Sonkajärvi.

Villages

* Valkeiskylä * Kaarakkala * Karankamäki * Kirkonkylä * Rotimojoki * Nissilä, * Palosenjärvi * Palosenmäki * Pyöree * Salahmi * Savimäki

Climate

Vieremä Music

Vieremä has an active

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

al life, despite its small size. Vieremä has long traditions in folk and

religious music Religious music (also sacred music) is a type of music that is performed or composed for Religion, religious use or through religious influence. It may overlap with ritual music, which is music, sacred or not, performed or composed for or as a ri ...

, and it is especially known for its active kantele-playing scene. A kantele camp for young players is organized every summer, and Vieremä

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...

and Kyrönniemi Center of Culture and Religion host many

concert A concert, often known informally as a gig or show, is a live performance of music in front of an audience. The performance may be carried by a single musician, in which case it is sometimes called a recital, or by a musical ensemble such as an ...

s throughout the year. ; Notable music groups *The ''Vieremä Veteran Choir'' often tours Finland and released a CD in 2004. *''Vieremän Kanteletytöt'' (Vieremä Kantele Girls) is one of Finland's most well-known kantele groups.

Notable people

* Iivo Niskanen * Kerttu Niskanen * Eva Ryynänen

References

External links

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Municipality of Vieremä
– Official website Municipalities of North Savo Populated places established in 1922 {{EasternFinland-geo-stub