Leppävirta
Leppävirta is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 56 km south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of (sourcedate) and covers an area of Leppävirta km2 of which Leppävirta km2 is water.
Leppävirta
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Leppävirta is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, 56 km south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of (sourcedate) and covers an area of Leppävirta km2 of which Leppävirta km2 is water.
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Overview
Overview
The population density is Leppävirta PD/km2. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Leppävirta • Official Name — Leppävirran kunta Leppävirta kommun • Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 120x80px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Finland • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — North Savo • Subdivision Type2 — Sub-region • Subdivision Name2 — Varkaus • Leader Title — Municipal manager • Leader Name — Matti Raatikainen • Established Title — Charter • Established Date — 1639 • Time Zone — EET • Utc Offset — +02:00 • Time Zone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +03:00 • Website — https: leppavirta.fi/
Geography
Geography
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.
Villages
Villages
• Sorsakoski • Häikiä • Häyry • Lylymäki • Niinimäki • Oravikoski • Reinikkala • Saahkarlahti
Notable people
Notable people
• Jorma Hynninen, opera singer • Rakel Kansanen, translator • Helena Kekkonen, peace activist • Mikko Kuustonen, singer-songwriter • Pentti Pekkarinen, politician • Jully Ramsay, historian and genealogist • Reino Soijärvi, ice hockey player • Heikki Soisalo, writer • Kalle Tähtelä, writer, journalist and military aviator • Adolf Tillaeus, artisan • Jukka Vesterinen, sportsperson • Gustaf Wrede, engineer, and business magnate
International relations
International relations
Leppävirta is twinned with: • Storfors in Sweden • Dovre in Norway • Schwerte in Germany • Orissaare in Estonia
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