Veteli (Swedish: Vetil) is a municipality of Finland.

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]
 • Total520.91 km2 (201.12 sq mi)
 • Land502.12 km2 (193.87 sq mi)
 • Water18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
 • Rank174th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,936
 • Rank217th largest in Finland
 • Density5.85/km2 (15.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish95.8% (official)
 • Swedish1.7%
 • Others2.5%
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

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 5.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.2/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Halsua, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Perho and Vimpeli.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  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.

External links edit

  Media related to Veteli at Wikimedia Commons