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Veteli

Coordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E / 63.4750°N 23.7917°E / 63.4750; 23.7917
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Veteli
Vetil
Municipality
Vetelin kunta
Vetils kommun
Veteli High School
Veteli High School
Coat of arms of Veteli
Location of Veteli in Finland
Location 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
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
520.91 km2 (201.12 sq mi)
 • Land502.12 km2 (193.87 sq mi)
 • Water18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
 • Rank174th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
2,919
 • Rank217th largest in Finland
 • Density5.81/km2 (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 km2 (7.2 sq mi) is water.[1] 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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