Kihniö

Kihniö
Municipality
Kihniön kunta
Kihniö kommun
Coat of arms of Kihniö
Coat of arms
Location of Kihniö in Finland
Location of Kihniö in Finland
Coordinates: 62°12′30″N 023°10′45″E / 62.20833°N 23.17917°E / 62.20833; 23.17917
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionNorth Western Pirkanmaa
Charter1920
Government
 • Municipal managerPetri Liukku
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
390.50 km2 (150.77 sq mi)
 • Land357.22 km2 (137.92 sq mi)
 • Water33.39 km2 (12.89 sq mi)
 • Rank215th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30)[2]
 • Total
1,697
 • Rank271st largest in Finland
 • Density4.75/km2 (12.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish97.9% (official)
 • Others2.1%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1411.9%
 • 15 to 6453.4%
 • 65 or older34.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kihnio.fi

Kihniö is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the region of Pirkanmaa. The municipality has a population of 1,697 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 390.50 square kilometres (150.77 sq mi) of which 33.39 km2 (12.89 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kihniö:

Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on the Kihniö council, in Kihniö.[5]

References

  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. ^ "Finns Party gains, NCP top as turnout dips in Finnish local elections".

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