Keitele is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bot ...
.
It is part of the
Northern Savonia
North Savo (or Northern Savonia; fi, Pohjois-Savo; sv, Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the r ...
region
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. The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
Neighbour municipalities are
Pielavesi
Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Geography
...
,
Pihtipudas,
Tervo,
Vesanto and
Viitasaari
Viitasaari is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. Biggest lakes are Lake Keit ...
.
Despite its name, the municipality is not located by the
lake Keitele. The shortest distance between the municipality and the lake is roughly ten kilometers.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
.
Notable people born in Keitele
*
Ilmari Tossavainen (1887–1978)
*
Kalle Matilainen (1903–1973)
*
Rakel Hiltunen (1940–)
*
Mikko Härkin
Mikko Härkin (born 25 May 1979 in Kuopio, Finland) is a Finnish power metal keyboardist, who has performed with Sonata Arctica and Kenziner.
History
Härkin begun to study piano at the age of 5. He joined ''Kenziner'' in 1998 and with them re ...
(1979–)
References
External links
Municipality of Keitele– Official website
Populated places established in 1879
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