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Viitasaari
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| Viitasaaren kaupunki Viitasaari stad |
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Location of Viitasaari in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region | |
| Charter | 1635 | |
| Town privileges | 1996 | |
| Area
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| • Total | 1,589.13 km2 (613.57 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,248.53 km2 (482.06 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 59th largest in Finland | |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 5,877 | |
| • Rank | 154th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.71/km2 (12.2/sq mi) | |
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| • Finnish | 97.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 2.6% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 11.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.9% | |
| • 65 or older | 36.5% | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | |
| Postal code |
44500
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| Area code(s) | (+358) 01 | |
Viitasaari is a Finnish town and municipality located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 5,877 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,589.13 square kilometres (613.57 sq mi) of which 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi), or 21%, is water. There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. The biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi. The population density is 4.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Sister cities
The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Viitasaari:
Nõo Parish, Estonia
Staffanstorp Municipality, Sweden- Storuman Municipality, Sweden
Sør-Odal, Norway
Schlangen, Germany
Rokietnica, Poland
See also
In Spanish: Viitasaari para niños
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