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Viitasaari | |
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Town | |
| Viitasaaren kaupunki Viitasaari stad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Viitasaari in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°04′30″N 025°51′35″E / 63.07500°N 25.85972°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region |
| Charter | 1635 |
| Town privileges | 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Helena Vuopionperä-Kovanen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,589.13 km2 (613.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,248.53 km2 (482.06 sq mi) |
| • Water | 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 59th largest in Finland |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,879 |
| • Rank | 154th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.71/km2 (12.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.9% |
| • 65 or older | 36.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 44500 |
| Area code | (+358) 01 |
| Website | viitasaari |
Viitasaari is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 5,879 (31 December 2023)[6] and covers an area of 1,589.13 square kilometres (613.57 sq mi) of which 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. Biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi.[7] The population density is 4.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
