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Municipality in Central Ostrobothnia, Finland
Veteli Vetil
Municipality
Vetelin kunta
Vetils kommun
Veteli High SchoolVeteli High School
Coat of arms of VeteliCoat of arms
Location of Veteli in FinlandLocation of Veteli in Finland
Coordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E / 63.4750°N 23.7917°E / 63.4750; 23.7917
Country Finland
RegionCentral Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKaustinen sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerHannu Jyrkkä
Area
 • Total520.91 km (201.12 sq mi)
 • Land502.12 km (193.87 sq mi)
 • Water18.6 km (7.2 sq mi)
 • Rank174th largest in Finland
Population
 • Total2,919
 • Rank217th largest in Finland
 • Density5.81/km (15.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish95.3% (official)
 • Swedish1.7%
 • Others3%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1415.7%
 • 15 to 6452.9%
 • 65 or older31.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.veteli.fi

Veteli (Swedish: Vetil) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of almost 3200 in 2019. and covers an area of 520.91 square kilometres (201.12 sq mi) of which 18.6 km (7.2 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.0/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Halsua, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Perho and Vimpeli.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  3. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Veteli at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Veteli
Kronoby (Ostrobothnia) Kaustinen
Evijärvi (South Ostrobothnia) Veteli Halsua
Lappajärvi (South Ostrobothnia) Vimpeli (South Ostrobothnia) Perho
Municipalities of Central Ostrobothnia
Municipalities Coat of arms of Central Ostrobothnia
Former municipalities


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