Viitasaari

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Viitasaari

Total population

6,652

Founded

1635

Elevation140 m

Land area1248.53 km²

Coordinates63.08°, 25.85°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Viitasaari is a Finnish town and municipality located in the Central Finland region. It is located between the neighbouring municipalities of Pihtipudas to the north and Äänekoski to the south. The town has a population of 5,695 (31 December 2025) 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 altogether 230 lakes in Viitasaari. The biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi. The population density is 4.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.8/sq mi).

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Henrik Gabriel Porthan

Finnish professor and rector (1739–1804)

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Jari Kokko

Finnish film director

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Matti Närhi

Finnish athletics competitor (born 1975)

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Tuomas Grönman

Finnish ice hockey player

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Ilpo Seppälä

Finnish wrestler and wrestling coach

Teuvo Hakkarainen

Finnish politician

T

Turo Kartto

Finnish actor, film director and screenwriter (1910-1942)

Risto Kaskilahti

Finnish actor

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Bernhard Kristfrid Sarlin

Finnish priest

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Albert Hämäläinen

Finnish professor (1881-1949)

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Jari Laukkanen

Finnish cross-country skier

J

Juho Evert Pietiläinen

Finnish hymn writer

Anna-Mari Kähärä

Finnish composer, vocalist and pianist

Dagmar Hagelberg-Raekallio

Finnish singer

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Hertta Jack-Leistén

Finnish actor

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Jussi Vesterinen

Finnish amateur wrestler

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central Finland

• Tići
  1292.8 mi away · pop. 48
• Hlevci
  1295 mi away · pop. 17
• Homer
  1300 mi away · pop. 272
• Studena
  1300.1 mi away · pop. 382
• Zarnevo
  1345.4 mi away · pop. 1,300
• Azinhal
  2262.2 mi away · pop. 271
• Vaqueiros
  2262.8 mi away · pop. 58
• Cabanas de Tavira
  2274.8 mi away
• Santo Estêvão
  2278.2 mi away
• Querença
  2280.7 mi away · pop. 35
• Moncarapacho
  2282.7 mi away · pop. 1,192
• Quelfes
  2285.1 mi away

Browse all places in Central Finland →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Viitasaari

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

scarlet splash

Cytidia salicina

Seen 2026-09-20

willow gloves

Hypocreopsis lichenoides

Seen 2026-09-20

willow glue

Hydnoporia tabacina

Seen 2026-09-20

May Lily

Maianthemum bifolium

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Mare's Tail

Hippuris vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-20

Varied Rag Lichen

Platismatia glauca

Seen 2026-09-20

Late Oyster

Sarcomyxa serotina

Seen 2026-09-20

winter oysterling

Scytinotus ringens

Seen 2026-09-20

Beech Jelly-disc

Neobulgaria pura

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers