Multia, Finland
Municipality in Central Finland, Finland
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Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,384 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 765.63 square kilometres (295.61 sq mi) of which 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi), or 11.5%, is water.[1] The population density is 1.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.9/sq mi).
Multia | |
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Municipality | |
| Multian kunta Multia kommun | |
Multia Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Multia in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Keuruu sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Arto Kummala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 765.63 km2 (295.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 733.25 km2 (283.11 sq mi) |
| • Water | 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 116th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 1,384 |
| • Rank | 280th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.89/km2 (4.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.6% |
| • 65 or older | 35.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | multia |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.[4]
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. Multia is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.[citation needed]
There are altogether 146 lakes in Multia. The biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.[5]
The highest point of the Central Finland region, Kiiskilänmäki, which reaches an altitude of 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level, is located in Multia.[6]
During the summer months (June - August), Multia is the rainiest municipality in Finland, with an average of 237.3 millimeters (9.3 inches) of rainfall.[7]
| Climate data for Multia Pirttiperä (1991-2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55 (2.2) |
43 (1.7) |
42 (1.7) |
39 (1.5) |
45 (1.8) |
73 (2.9) |
89 (3.5) |
79 (3.1) |
65 (2.6) |
73 (2.9) |
67 (2.6) |
65 (2.6) |
735 (28.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 203 |
| Source: https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-sadetilastot | |||||||||||||
Events
Notable people
- Seth Heikkilä (1863–1938)
- Tauno Sipilä (1921–2001)
- Pentti Papinaho (1926-1992)
- Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942)
