Kinnula

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Kinnula
Municipality
Kinnulan kunta
Kinnula kommun
Kinnula church
Kinnula church
Coat of arms of Kinnula
Location of Kinnula in Finland
Location of Kinnula in Finland
Interactive map of Kinnula
Coordinates: 63°22′N 024°58′E / 63.367°N 24.967°E / 63.367; 24.967
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionSaarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Government
  Municipal managerMarja Lehtonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total
495.71 km2 (191.39 sq mi)
  Land460.2 km2 (177.7 sq mi)
  Water35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
  Rank190th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
  Total
1,475
  Rank277th largest in Finland
  Density3.21/km2 (8.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish98.4% (official)
  Others1.6%
Population by age
  0 to 1417.4%
  15 to 6449.2%
  65 or older33.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kinnula.fi Edit this at Wikidata

Kinnula is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,475 (31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 495.71 square kilometres (191.39 sq mi) of which 35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.3/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Kivijärvi, Lestijärvi, Perho, Pihtipudas, Reisjärvi and Viitasaari. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

There are all together 66 lakes in Kinnula. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Yläjäppä Alajäppä and Iso-Koirajärvi.[4] Salamajärvi National Park is partly located in Kinnula.

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