Ruovesi
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Ruovesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Ruoveden kunta Ruovesi kommun | |
| Central Ruovesi Central Ruovesi | |
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Coat of arms of Ruovesi Coat of arms | |
| Location of Ruovesi in Finland Location of Ruovesi in Finland | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 1565 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Toni Leppänen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 950.16 km2 (366.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 776.99 km2 (300.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 108th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 4,002 |
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.15/km2 (13.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 3.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.2% |
| • 65 or older | 37.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of 4,002 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 950.16 square kilometres (366.86 sq mi) of which 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.3/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality, Lake Ruovesi, is a part of the Kokemäki River basin. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
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Ruovesi Church
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Birches near Ruovesi
People born in Ruovesi
[edit | edit source]- Väinö Nyström (1857 – 1918)
- Verner Järvinen (1870 – 1941)
- Kalle Häkkinen (1878 – 1919)
- Akseli Anttila (1897 – 1953)
- Jorma Gallen-Kallela (1898 – 1939)
- Eila Eskola-Kyröläinen (1931 – 2015)
- Kimmo Latvamäki (1976 – )
See also
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External links
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- Municipality of Ruovesi – Official website
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