Kiuruvesi
Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,475 and covers an area of 1,422.90 square kilometres (549.38 sq mi) of
which 94.79 km (36.60 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.6/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Iisalmi, Pielavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Vieremä.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Notable residents
- Jari Huttunen, rally driver
- Paavo Lonkila, cross country skier
- Elias Simojoki, leading figure in the fascist movement in the 1930s
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kiuruvesi:
- Centre Party 41.7%
- True Finns 20.8%
- Left Alliance 14.6%
- National Coalition Party 12.2%
- Social Democratic Party 5.6%
- Christian Democrats 2.7%
- Green League 1.6%