Veteli () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
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, ...
.
It is located in the
province of
Western Finland and is part of the
Central Ostrobothnia region
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. The municipality had a population of almost 3200 in 2019. and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
Neighbouring municipalities are
Evijärvi,
Halsua
Halsua () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland.
Halsua is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population o ...
,
Kaustinen,
Kronoby,
Lappajärvi,
Perho and
Vimpeli.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
Notable people
*
Juha Sipilä, (born 1961), politics former
Prime Minister of Finland (2015–2019),
*
Esko Aho, (born 1954), politician, former
Prime Minister of Finland (1991–1995)
References
External links
Municipality of Veteli– Official website
Municipalities of Central Ostrobothnia
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