Tervo
Municipality in North Savo, Finland
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Tervo is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Savo region. The municipality has a population of 1,398 (30 June 2025),[2] making it North Savo's least populous municipality. It covers an area of 494.30 square kilometres (190.85 sq mi) of which 30%, or 146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi), is water.[1] The population density is 4.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.4/sq mi).
Tervo | |
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Municipality | |
| Tervon kunta Tervo kommun | |
Kolu canal | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tervo in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°57′20″N 026°45′20″E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Inner Savo |
| Charter | 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Olli-Pekka Salminen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 494.30 km2 (190.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 347.75 km2 (134.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 222nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 1,398 |
| • Rank | 279th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.02/km2 (10.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.4% (official) |
| • Others | 2.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.6% |
| • 65 or older | 39.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Neighbouring municipalities are Keitele, Kuopio, Maaninka, Pielavesi, Rautalampi, Suonenjoki, and Vesanto. Summer cottages are as prevalent as households. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
