Vesanto is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Finland
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. It is located in the
Northern Savonia
North Savo (or Northern Savonia; ; ) is a Regions of Finland, 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 region and Kallavesi, ...
region
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. The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which , or 26%, is water.
The
population density
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is .
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
Neighbour municipalities are
Keitele,
Konnevesi
Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which , or almost 25%, is water. Neighb ...
,
Rautalampi
Rautalampi () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ...
,
Tervo,
Viitasaari and
Äänekoski
Äänekoski () is a town in Finland, located in the Central Finland regions of Finland, region, about north of Jyväskylä, the region's capital city. Äänekoski has a population of , as of , and covers an area of of which , or 22%, is water. ...
.
Notable people
*
Helka Hynninen (1930–2017)
*
Kalevi Huuskonen
Kauko Kalevi Huuskonen (21 April 1932, in Vesanto – 7 January 1999) was a Finnish biathlete. He won the 1961 Biathlon World Championships
The first Biathlon World Championships (BWCH) was held in 1958, with individual and team contests for m ...
(1932–1999)
*
Leena Lehtolainen (born 1964)
See also
*
Finnish regional road 551
References
External links
Municipality of Vesanto– Official website
Populated places established in 1871
1871 establishments in Finland
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