Mänttä-Vilppula

Mänttä-Vilppula kaupunki

coat of arms	map
Basic data
State :	Finland
Landscape :	Pirkanmaa
Administrative community :	Oberpirkanmaa
Geographical location	62 ° 2 ′  N , 24 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 2 ′  N , 24 ° 34 ′  E
Surface:	657.10 km²
of which land area:	534.49 km²
of which inland waterways:	122.61 km²
Residents :	9,983 (Dec 31, 2018)
Population density :	18.7 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number :	508
Language (s) :	Finnish
Website :	manttavilppula.fi

Mänttä-Vilppula [ ˈmænttæˌʋilppulɑ ] is a city in western Finland with 9983 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is located in the Pirkanmaa landscape and is part of the Oberpirkanmaa administrative community . The city of Mänttä-Vilppula was created in its current form in early 2009 through the merger of the city of Mänttä and the municipality of Vilppula .

Town twinning

Mänttä-Vilppula has partnerships with the following cities:

•  Aakirkeby
•  Simmern / Hunsrück , since 2019
•  Halliste
•  Heby
•  Høyanger
•  Ronneby
•  Stary Oskol

sons and daughters of the town

• Pekka Koskela (* 1982), speed skater
• Oiva Lohtander , actor
• Åke Mattas (1920–1962), painter
• Lydia Wideman (1920–2019), cross-country skier
• Jouni Yrjölä (* 1959), chess grandmaster

Web links

Commons : Mänttä-Vilppula  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mänttä-Vilppula website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 (PDF; 199 kB)
2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018