Viitasaari
Template:Expand Finnish Template:Infobox settlement 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 Template:Data Finland municipality/population count ({{#time: j F Y|Template:Data Finland municipality/population count }})<ref name="population_count-a">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> and covers an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert, or 21%, is water.<ref name="total_area" /> There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. The biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density is Template:Convert.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Viitasaari:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Social Democratic Party 31.2%
- Centre Party 24.6%
- Finns Party 20.5%
- National Coalition Party 7.9%
- Christian Democrats 6.7%
- Left Alliance 4.2%
- Green League 2.3%
Sister cities
The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Viitasaari:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=n6o>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Template:Flagicon Nõo Parish, Estonia
- Template:Flagicon Staffanstorp Municipality, Sweden
- Template:Flagicon Storuman Municipality, Sweden
- Template:Flagicon Sør-Odal Municipality, Norway
- Template:Flagicon Schlangen, Germany
- Template:Flagicon Rokietnica, Poland
See also
- Blue Highway, an international tourist route
- Huopanankoski, a rapids in the Huopana village
References
External links
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- Town of Viitasaari – Official website