Vesanto

Vesanto
Municipality
Vesannon kunta
Vesanto kommun
Coat of arms of Vesanto
Coat of arms
Location of Vesanto in Finland
Location of Vesanto in Finland
Coordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E / 62.933°N 26.417°E / 62.933; 26.417
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionInner Savonia
Charter1871
Government
 • Municipal managerPasi Lievonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
569.80 km2 (220.00 sq mi)
 • Land422.63 km2 (163.18 sq mi)
 • Water147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi)
 • Rank198th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30)[2]
 • Total
1,828
 • Rank263rd largest in Finland
 • Density4.33/km2 (11.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish96.8% (official)
 • Others3.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 149.1%
 • 15 to 6448.5%
 • 65 or older42.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitevesanto.fi

Vesanto is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,828 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 569.80 square kilometres (220.00 sq mi) of which 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi), or 26%, is water.[1] The population density is 4.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.2/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, Rautalampi, Tervo, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-07-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  3. ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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