Mänttä-Vilppula (; , also ) is a

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and

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Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. The municipalities of

Mänttä Mänttä is a former town and municipality of Finland. It was merged with the municipality of Vilppula to form Mänttä-Vilppula on 1 January 2009. The place name ''Mänttä'' comes from an old house which Tuomas Niilonpoika Mäntsä (1570–1 ...

and

Vilppula Vilppula was a former municipality of Finland. Neighbouring Mänttä was merged into it on 1 January 2009 to form the municipality of Mänttä-Vilppula. The municipality was unilingually Finnish. It was located in the province of Western Finl ...

were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the

Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa (; ; ), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Southwest Finland. Most of the wate ...

region. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. Major lakes in the area include the

Ruovesi Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, ...

Kuorevesi Kuorevesi is a former municipality in Finland. It was part of the Pirkanmaa region in western Finland. In the year 2001 it was consolidated into the town of Jämsä in the Central Finland region. The name of the municipality came from the Lake K ...

and

Keurusselkä Keurusselkä is a lake in Central Finland between the towns of Keuruu to the north and Mänttä to the south. It covers an area of . Its average depth is with a maximum depth of . The surface lies at above sea level. The lake is long and is a ...

. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities are

Keuruu Keuruu (; ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland regions of Finland, regio ...

Juupajoki Juupajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the least populous municipality in Pirkanmaa. It covers an area of of which is water. The population densit ...

Jämsä Jämsä () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the second most populous town of the Central Finland after ...

and

Virrat Virrat (; ) is a town and municipality of Finland. Part of the Pirkanmaa region, it is located north of Tampere and west of Jyväskylä. Virrat is from Helsinki. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The ...

. The city of

Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...

is located southwest of the center of Mänttä-Vilppula. Culturally, Mänttä-Vilppula is known, among other things, for the Serlachius Museum situated in the Mänttä area, which houses the art collection collected by ''Vuorineuvos'' Gösta Serlachius (1876–1942). Also, the Mänttä Art Festival is held annually in the summer.

Notable people

Eero Rahola Eero Rahola (15 January 1897 – 22 May 1975) was a Finnish Counter admiral and civil servant. Eero Rahola was born in Mänttä. He participated in the Finnish Civil War on the side of the Whites (Finland), Whites and took part in the Battle of He ...

(1897–1975) * Lydia Wideman (1920-2019) *

Veikko Ennala Veikko Ennala (9 October 1922 – 29 August 1991) was a Finnish journalist. His best-known work was for the magazine ''Hymy'', published by Urpo Lahtinen. The journalist character in the Risto Jarva Risto Antero Jarva (15 July 1934 – 16 Dece ...

(1922–1991) *

Marjatta Moulin Marjatta Moulin (née Heimolainen; 23 November 1926 – 6 November 2018) was a Finnish fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of t ...

(1926–2018) *

Keijo Liinamaa Keijo Antero Liinamaa (6 April 1929 in Mänttä – 28 June 1980 in Helsinki) was a Finnish lawyer and politician who served as caretaker prime minister of Finland from June to November 1975. Liinamaa, a lawyer specialising in labour law, ...

(1929–1980) *

Risto Siltanen Risto Siltanen (born 31 October 1958) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers and Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (, prono ...

(born 1958) *

Laura Huhtasaari Laura Huhtasaari (born 30 March 1979) is a Finland, Finnish politician and teacher. As a member of the Finns Party, she has represented Satakunta (electoral district), Satakunta in the Parliament of Finland from April 2015 to July 2019. She was th ...

(born 1979) *

Emmi (Finnish singer) Emmi is a Finnish singer-songwriter who sings in English. She was born on October 10, 1979, in Vilppula, Finland. She became famous thanks to her single ''Breakable'', which was released in February 2001. In May 2001 her second single ''Crashing ...

(born 1979) *

Pekka Koskela Pekka Koskela (born 29 November 1982) is a retired Finnish speed skater, specialised on the sprint distances 500 m and 1000 m. He is the former world record holder on the 1000 m with the time 1:07.00. In December 2001 he set a junior world rec ...

(born 1982) * Miikka "Lord Satanachia" Ojala (Finnish black metal vocalist) (born 1974)

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Town of Mänttä-Vilppula
– Official website Cities and towns in Finland Populated places established in 2009 {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

Notable people

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