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Mänttä-Vilppula (Finnish: [ˈmæntːæˌʋilpːulɑ]; Swedish: Mänttä-Vilppula, also Mänttä-Filpula) is a town and municipality of Finland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region.

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Mänttä-Vilppula
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Mänttä-Vilppulan kaupunki
Mänttä-Vilppula stad
Mänttä-Vilppula town hall in Mänttä
Mänttä-Vilppula town hall in Mänttä
Coat of arms of Mänttä-Vilppula
Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland
Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland
Interactive map of Mänttä-Vilppula
Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionUpper Pirkanmaa
Charter2009
SeatMänttä
VillagesVilppula, Pohjaslahti, Kolho
Government
 • Town managerAnne Heusala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
657.08 km2 (253.70 sq mi)
 • Land534.81 km2 (206.49 sq mi)
 • Water122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi)
 • Rank162nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
9,109
 • Rank104th largest in Finland
 • Density17.03/km2 (44.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish94.6% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others5.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1411.5%
 • 15 to 6452.8%
 • 65 or older35.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.manttavilppula.fi
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The town has a population of 9,109 (31 December 2025)[5] and covers an area of 657.08 square kilometres (253.70 sq mi) of which 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) is water.[1] Major lakes in the area include the Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Juupajoki, Jämsä, Ruovesi and Virrat. The city of Tampere is located 97 kilometres (60 mi) southwest of the center of Mänttä-Vilppula.

The Serlachius Art Museum

Culturally, Mänttä-Vilppula is known, among other things, for the Serlachius Museum situated in the Mänttä area, which houses the art collection collected by Vuorineuvos Gösta Serlachius (1876–1942).[6] Also, the Mänttä Art Festival is held annually in the summer.[7]

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