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Kangasniemi is a municipality in the Southern Savonia region, Finland. The municipality has a population of 5,084 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 1,326.75 square kilometres (512.26 sq mi) of which 256.86 km2 (99.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3/sq mi).
Kangasniemi is located on the Finnish national road 13, 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Mikkeli and 63 km (39 mi) southeast of Jyväskylä. Distance to the national capital, Helsinki is 250 km (160 mi). Its neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Hirvensalmi, Joutsa, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki and Toivakka.
There are almost 3600 (May 2014) summer houses, and summer guests redouble the number of inhabitants during the summer months.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.




History


The municipality was founded in 1867.




Nature


There are more than 1,550 kilometres (960 mi) of shoreline. The largest lakes are Puulavesi and Kyyvesi. Some other lakes are Mallos and Synsiä. In 1997, Kangasniemi was voted the most beautiful municipality in Finland by television show.




Economy


Kangasniemi has large forest resources, approximately 12,000,000 cubic metres (420,000,000 cu ft), and the yearly growth is approximately 500,000 m3 (18,000,000 cu ft). There is also Puula golf field.




Famous natives



Emilie Björkstén, poet
Hilding Ekelund, architect
Otto Manninen, writer, poet and translator
Tepa Reinikainen, shot putter
Hiski Salomaa, singer and songwriter
Virpi Sarasvuo, née Kuitunen, cross-country skier
Sami Sarjula, actor
Martti Tolamo, athlete




Gallery



















See also


Kangasniemi Church




References






External links


Media related to Kangasniemi at Wikimedia Commons
Kangasniemi travel guide from Wikivoyage

Municipality of Kangasniemi – Official website
The Finnish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Joutsa
• Audrey Tautou
• Ville Niinistö
• Savo Selatan
• Mikkeli
• 1 E+9 m²
• Kangasniemi
• Kangasniemi (surname)
• Ilari Kangasniemi
• Hirvensalmi
• Kaarlo Kangasniemi
• Kullaa
• Antti Kangasniemi
• Regions of Eastern Finland
• Century Child
• Tapio Kangasniemi