Konnevesi
Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,498 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 680.85 square kilometres (262.88 sq mi) of which 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) is water. Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Rautalampi, Vesanto and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Konnevesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Konneveden kunta Konnevesi kommun | |
The municipal house of Konnevesi | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Konnevesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37.7′N 026°17′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Äänekoski sub-region |
| Charter | 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kari Levänen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 680.85 km2 (262.88 sq mi) |
| • Land | 512.94 km2 (198.05 sq mi) |
| • Water | 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 171st largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 2,498 |
| • Rank | 235th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.87/km2 (12.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.1% |
| • 65 or older | 34.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.konnevesi.fi |
There are all together exactly 100 lakes in Konnevesi. The biggest lakes are Keitele, Lake Konnevesi and Liesvesi. The population density is 4.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.6/sq mi).
The logging tongs appearing in Konnevesi's coat of arms refer to local forestry. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers, and the Konnevesi municipal council approved it in its meetings on April 23, 1964. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on August 21 of the same year.