Keitele is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Finland
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.
It is part of the
Northern Savonia
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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.
Geograp ...
,
Pihtipudas
Pihtipudas is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. Pihtipudas is known for the annual javelin carnival and for Lauri Pihkala, Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala, the inventor of Pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball.
Location and geogra ...
,
Tervo
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,
Vesanto and
Viitasaari
Viitasaari is a Finnish town and municipality located in the Central Finland region. It is located between the neighbouring municipalities of Pihtipudas to the north and Äänekoski to the south. The town has a population of
() and covers an are ...
.
Despite its name, the municipality is not located by the
lake Keitele
Keitele is a large lake located in Central Finland. With a area of 493.59 km2, it is the 9th largest lake in the country. The lake is divided into three regions, Ylä-, Keski-, and Ala-Keitele, of which Keski-Keitele is the largest. Water in ...
. The shortest distance between the municipality and the lake is roughly ten kilometers.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
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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