Vesanto
Municipality in North Savo, Finland
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Vesanto is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region. The municipality has a population of 1,828 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 569.80 square kilometres (220.00 sq mi) of which 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi), or 26%, is water.[1] The population density is 4.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.2/sq mi).
Vesanto | |
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Municipality | |
| Vesannon kunta Vesanto kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vesanto in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Inner Savo |
| Charter | 1871 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pasi Lievonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 569.80 km2 (220.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 422.63 km2 (163.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 198th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 1,828 |
| • Rank | 263rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.33/km2 (11.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) |
| • Others | 3.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 48.5% |
| • 65 or older | 42.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | vesanto |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, Rautalampi, Tervo, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.
Notable people
- Helka Hynninen (1930–2017)
- Kalevi Huuskonen (1932–1999)
- Leena Lehtolainen (born 1964)
