Vimpeli Vindala | |
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Municipality | |
| Vimpelin kunta Vindala kommun | |
) Municipal office | |
) Coat of arms | |
) Location of Vimpeli in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°09.7′N 023°49′E / 63.1617°N 23.817°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Timo Kärkkäinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 328.79 km2 (126.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 287.27 km2 (110.92 sq mi) |
| • Water | 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 238th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,784 |
| • Rank | 229th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.69/km2 (25.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.1% |
| • 65 or older | 20.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
| Website | www.vimpeli.fi |
Vimpeli (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋimpe̞li]; Swedish: Vindala) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, 79 kilometres (49 mi) northeast of Seinäjoki and 166 kilometres (103 mi) northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 2,784 (31 December 2020)[2] and covers an area of 328.79 square kilometres (126.95 sq mi) of which 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.1/sq mi). The most signifucant road connection in the municipality is the main road 68 between towns of Virrat and Jakobstad.
Vimpeli was crucial in the Winter War due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war.
In sport, Vimpeli is known for the success of its Finnish baseball team, which won gold in the 2010, 2016 and 2017 seasons in the Finnish championships.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Villages
Hallapuro, Huopana, Kirkonkylä, Koskela, Lakaniemi, Pokela, Pyhälahti, Rantakylä, Sääksjärvi, Viitaniemi and Vinni.
People born in Vimpeli
- Matti Latvala (1868 – 1964)
- Santeri Mäkelä (1870 – 1938)
- Juho Haveri (1876 – 1961)
- Antti Rentola (1881 – 1919)
- Väinö Rankila (1911 – 1970)
- Terttu Savola (1941 – )
- Jukka Vihriälä (1945 – )
Gallery
Vimpeli church
Saarikenttä pesäpallo stadium
Vimpeli downtown
Motel Kotipesä in Vimpeli
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References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Joulukuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
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Media related to Vimpeli at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vimpeli – Official website