Juupajoki
Municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland
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Juupajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,657 (30 June 2025),[2] which makes it the least populous municipality in Pirkanmaa. It covers an area of 274.95 square kilometres (106.16 sq mi) of which 16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.6/sq mi). Korkeakoski is the administrative center of the municipality.[4]
Juupajoki | |
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Municipality | |
| Juupajoen kunta Juupajoki kommun | |
 Kallenaution kievari, a café museum in Juupajoki | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Juupajoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°47.8′N 024°22.2′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 1913 |
| Seat | Korkeakoski |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Riku Siren |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 274.95 km2 (106.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 258.49 km2 (99.80 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 242nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 1,657 |
| • Rank | 274th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.41/km2 (16.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98% (official) |
| • Others | 2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.9% |
| • 65 or older | 32.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | juupajoki |
Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi and Ruovesi. The city of Tampere is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) southwest of Juupajoki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People
- Kauko Helovirta (1924–1997), writer[5][6]
- Jaakko Syrjä (1926–2022), writer[7]
Gallery
Borough hall of Juupajoki
Korkeakoski's old shoe factory at Juupajoki
Korkeakoski River
