What is the population of Hankasalmi, Central Finland?

Hankasalmi has a population of approximately 5,452 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Hankasalmi, Central Finland located?

Hankasalmi is located in Central Finland, Finland, at approximate coordinates 62.3893°, 26.4368°.

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Hankasalmi

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Hankasalmi

Total population

5,452

Founded

1872

Land area571.7 km²

Coordinates62.39°, 26.44°

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City facts

Founded

1872

Area

571.7 km²

head of government

Matti Mäkinen

Official website

hankasalmi.fi

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Overview

Hankasalmi is a municipality of Finland, located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 4,436 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 687.75 square kilometres (265.54 sq mi) of which 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.1/sq mi).

History & geography

History

The name Hankasalmi was first mentioned in 1552 when it was a wilderness owned by the Tavastians of Hauho. The settlement has existed at least since 1559. In 1561, it was transferred to the new Rautalampi parish, which was largely settled by Savonians. Hankasalmi became an independent parish in 1802, but administratively it remained a part of Rautalampi until 1872, when the modern Hankasalmi municipality was formed. Parts of it were also taken from Pieksämäki, Kangasniemi and Laukaa.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities are Kangasniemi, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Pieksämäki, Rautalampi and Toivakka. There are all together 97 lakes in Hankasalmi. The biggest lakes are Kynsivesi-Leivonvesi, Armisvesi and Kuuhankavesi. * Halttula

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Geography

Latitude

62.3893

Longitude

26.4368

Water area

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Notable people from here

Onni Pellinen

Olympic wrestler (1899-1950)

Vilho Ylönen

Finnish biathlete and sport shooter (1918-2000)

Finnish linguist, pioneer in Finnish speech synthesis and speech technology

Niina Mäkinen

Finnish ice hockey player

Paavo Rautkallio

Finnish politician (1918-2001)

Rauno Ruuhijärvi

Finnish botanist (1930–2022)

J. I. Warén

Finnish military officer and writer

Finnish politician (1871-1946)

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

2.44

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

890

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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138

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Attention level

Obscure

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