thumb|right|150px|Location of Kälviä in [[Finland]]

Kälviä () is a former municipality of Finland. Kälviä was consolidated with the city of Kokkola on 1 January 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The former municipality had a population of 4,475 (2003) and covered an area of of which was water. The population density was .

thumb|The Coat of Arms of Kälviä

The former municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Villages

Honkimaa, Jatkojoki, Jokikylä, Karhulahti, Kleemola, Kälviä, Miekkoja, Nissi, Passoja, Peitso, Peltokorpi, Porkola, Riippa, Ridankylä, Rimpilä, Ruotsalo, Vuollet, Välikylä, Rita.

Distances:

:Kokkola center: 16 km

:Oulu: 161 km

:Vaasa: 125 km

:Helsinki: 419 km

:Tampere: 270 km

:Turku: 386 km

:Rovaniemi: 407 km

Notable individuals

  • , doctor and politician
  • , print-maker
  • , diplomat
  • Kauno Kleemola, politician
  • Lars Sonck, architect
  • Lucina Hagman, teacher and Member of the Parliament of Finland
  • , pop singer
  • , architect
  • , singer
  • , athlete
  • , playwright

References