Vesanto 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 located in 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
Keitele,
Konnevesi,
Rautalampi,
Tervo,
Viitasaari and
Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* 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
*
Helka Hynninen (1930–2017)
*
Kalevi Huuskonen
Kauko Kalevi Huuskonen (21 April 1932, in Vesanto – 7 January 1999) was a Finnish biathlete. In 1961, he won the Biathlon World Championships at the individual 20 kilometre distance. In that same year he was named Finnish Sports Personality of t ...
(1932–1999)
*
Leena Lehtolainen
Leena Katriina Lehtolainen (born 11 March 1964) is a Finnish crime novelist, best known for her series of novels about the policewoman Maria Kallio.
Lehtolainen was born in Vesanto, Northern Savonia. Her first novel was released when she was o ...
(born 1964)
References
External links
Municipality of Vesanto– Official website
Populated places established in 1871
1871 establishments in Finland
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