Halsua
Municipality in Central Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Halsua (Swedish: Halso) is a municipality of Finland.
Halsua
Halso | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Halsuan kunta Halso kommun | |
 Halsua municipal office | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Halsua in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Halsua | |
| Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kalevi Lindfors |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 428.34 km2 (165.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 413.01 km2 (159.46 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 201st largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 993 |
| • Rank | 293rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.4% (official) |
| • Others | 4.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52% |
| • 65 or older | 34.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | halsua |
Halsua is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 993 in 2025 and covers an area of 428.34 square kilometres (165.38 sq mi) of which 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.2/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kaustinen, Kokkola, Lestijärvi, Perho and Veteli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
