Kinnula
Municipality in Central Finland, Finland
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Kinnula is a municipality of Finland.
Kinnula | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Kinnulan kunta Kinnula kommun | |
Kinnula church | |
Location of Kinnula in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°22′N 024°58′E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kirsi Kellokangas |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 495.71 km2 (191.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 460.2 km2 (177.7 sq mi) |
| • Water | 35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 1,492 |
| • Rank | 277th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.24/km2 (8.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.2% |
| • 65 or older | 33.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,492 (30 June 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 3.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.4/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kivijärvi, Lestijärvi, Perho, Pihtipudas, Reisjärvi and Viitasaari.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature
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.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kinnula:
- Centre Party 53.2%
- National Coalition Party 14.7%
- Social Democratic Party 13.1%
- The Finns 12.0%
- Left Alliance 3.7%
- Christian Democrats 1.7%
- Green League 0.9%
Twinnings
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