Kinnula

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Kinnula
Municipality
Kinnulan kunta
Kinnula kommun
Kinnulan kirkko 2021-09-15 KY395-7.jpg
Kinnula church
Kinnula coat of arms.svg
Kinnula sijainti Suomi.svg
Location of Kinnula in Finland
Coordinates: 63°22′N024°58′E / 63.367°N 24.967°E / 63.367; 24.967
CountryFlag of Finland.svg Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Government
  Municipal managerKirsi Kellokangas
Area
 (2018-01-01) [1]
  Total
495.71 km2 (191.39 sq mi)
  Land460.2 km2 (177.7 sq mi)
  Water35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
  Rank 190th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30) [2]
  Total
1,492
  Rank 277th largest in Finland
  Density3.24/km2 (8.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
   Finnish 98.8% (official)
  Others1.2%
Population by age
[3]
  0 to 1417.4%
  15 to 6449.2%
  65 or older33.4%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website www.kinnula.fi OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Kinnula is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,492 (30 June 2025) [2] and covers an area of 495.71 square kilometres (191.39 sq mi) of which 35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi) is water. [1] The population density is 3.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.4/sq mi).

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Neighbouring municipalities are Kivijärvi, Lestijärvi, Perho, Pihtipudas, Reisjärvi and Viitasaari.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Nature

There are all together 66 lakes in Kinnula. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Yläjäppä Alajäppä and Iso-Koirajärvi. [4] Salamajärvi National Park is partly located in Kinnula.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kinnula:

Twinnings

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 July 2025. ISSN   1797-5395 . Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  3. "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.
  4. "Kinnula". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

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