Leppävirta

Leppävirta
Municipality
Leppävirran kunta
Leppävirta kommun
Konnus channel in Leppävirta
Konnus channel in Leppävirta
Coat of arms of Leppävirta
Coat of arms
Location of Leppävirta in Finland
Location of Leppävirta in Finland
Coordinates: 62°30′N 027°47′E / 62.500°N 27.783°E / 62.500; 27.783
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionVarkaus
Charter1639
Government
 • Municipal managerMatti Raatikainen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,519.64 km2 (586.74 sq mi)
 • Land1,136.26 km2 (438.71 sq mi)
 • Water383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi)
 • Rank68th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30)[2]
 • Total
8,974
 • Rank108th largest in Finland
 • Density7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish96.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others3%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1413.3%
 • 15 to 6455.1%
 • 65 or older31.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websiteleppavirta.fi

Leppävirta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlepːæˌʋirtɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 8,974 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 1,519.64 square kilometres (586.74 sq mi) of which 383.62 km2 (148.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (20/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Geography

Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.

Villages

  • Sorsakoski
  • Häikiä
  • Häyry
  • Lylymäki
  • Niinimäki
  • Oravikoski
  • Reinikkala
  • Saahkarlahti

Notable people

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Leppävirta is twinned with:[5]

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Twinning municipalities". 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2012.

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