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

() and covers an area of of which , or 21%, is water. The population density is

.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Viitasaari:

  • 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:

  • Nõo Parish, Estonia
  • Staffanstorp Municipality, Sweden
  • Storuman Municipality, Sweden
  • Sør-Odal Municipality, Norway
  • Schlangen, Germany
  • Rokietnica, Poland

See also

  • Blue Highway, an international tourist route
  • Huopanankoski, a rapids in the Huopana village

References

  • Town of Viitasaari – Official website