Vimpeli (; ) 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' ...

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

South Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( ; ) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South Ostrobothnia is the ninth largest in terms ...

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, northeast of

Seinäjoki Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; , formerly ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki is located in the western interior of the country and along the Seinäjoki (river), River Seinäjoki. The population of Sein ...

and northwest of

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately ...

. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

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is . The most significant road connection in the municipality is the main road 68 between towns of

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 ...

and

Jakobstad Jakobstad (; , ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Jakobstad is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Jakobstad is approximately , while the Jako ...

. Vimpeli was crucial in the

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due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war. In sport, Vimpeli is known for the success of its Finnish baseball team,

Vimpelin Veto Vimpelin Veto ( "Draw of Vimpeli"; or simply Veto) is a Finnish professional pesäpallo team from Vimpeli. It was founded in 1934. Vimpelin Veto is playing in the top-tier Superpesis. Vimpelin Veto has participated in many sports in Finland over t ...

, which won gold in the 2010, 2016 and 2017 seasons in the Finnish championships. The Island Field

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is the home field of Vimpelin Veto, and its well-known competitor is

Sotkamon Jymy Sotkamon Jymy ( "Huge of Sotkamo"; or simply Jymy) is a Finnish professional pesäpallo team from Sotkamo. It was founded in 1909. Sotkamon Jymy is playing in the top-tier Superpesis. Sotkamon Jymy has participated in many sports in Finland over ...

from Sotkamo, known as long-time arch-enemy of Vimpelin Veto.Viikonloppu on suuri mahdollisuus: ”Mestaruus pitää ottaa, ei se mistään itsestään tule”
- Pesis.fi (in Finnish) The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Geography

Vimpeli's neighboring municipalities are Alajärvi,

Lappajärvi Lappajärvi is a municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland's Southern Ostrobothnia region. It is located from Seinäjoki, from Kokkola and from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or near ...

Perho Perho is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The distance between Perho and the regional c ...

and

Veteli Veteli () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of almost 3200 in 2019. and covers an area of of which is water. The p ...

Villages

* Hallapuro * Huopana * Kirkonkylä * Koskela * Lakaniemi * Pokela * Pyhälahti * Rantakylä * Sääksjärvi * Viitaniemi * Vinni

Notable people born in Vimpeli

* Matti Latvala (1868 – 1964) * Santeri Mäkelä (1870 – 1938) * Juho Haveri (1876 – 1961) * Antti Rentola (1881 – 1919) * Väinö Rankila (1911 – 1970) * Terttu Savola (1941 – ) * Jukka Vihriälä (1945 – )

Gallery

File:Vimpeli church.jpg, Vimpeli church File:Saarikenttä katsomoiden takaa.JPG, Saarikenttä pesäpallo stadium File:Vimpelin keskustaa.JPG, Vimpeli downtown File:Taajama kyltti Vimpelissä.jpg, A street sign that indicates the beginning of an urban area in Vimpeli

References

External links

Municipality of Vimpeli
– Official website Populated places established in 1866 1866 establishments in Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub