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. There are altogether 230 lakes in Viitasaari. The biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi. 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

External links

• Town of Viitasaari – Official website