Ruovesi
Ruovesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Ruoveden kunta Ruovesi kommun | |
 Central Ruovesi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ruovesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°59′N 024°04′E / 61.983°N 24.067°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region |
| Charter | 1565 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Toni Leppänen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 950.16 km2 (366.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 776.99 km2 (300.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 108th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,073 |
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.24/km2 (13.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 2.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.2% |
| • 65 or older | 37.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.ruovesi.fi |
Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,073 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 950.16 square kilometres (366.86 sq mi) of which 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.6/sq mi).
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 is Lake Ruovesi. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Ruovesi Church
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 (1976 – )
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Ruovesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ruovesi – Official website
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