Mänttä-Vilppula (; , also ) is a town and municipality of Finland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region.
The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. Major lakes in the area include the Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Juupajoki, Jämsä, Ruovesi and Virrat. The city of Tampere is located southwest of the center of Mänttä-Vilppula.
Culturally, Mänttä-Vilppula is known, among other things, for the Serlachius Museum situated in the Mänttä area, which houses the art collection collected by Vuorineuvos Gösta Serlachius (1876–1942). Also, the Mänttä Art Festival is held annually in the summer.
Notable people Eero Rahola (1897–1975) Lydia Wideman (1920-2019) Veikko Ennala (1922–1991) Marjatta Moulin (1926–2018) Keijo Liinamaa (1929–1980) Risto Siltanen (born 1958) Laura Huhtasaari (born 1979) Emmi (Finnish singer) (born 1979) Pekka Koskela (born 1982) Miikka "Lord Satanachia" Ojala (Finnish black metal vocalist) (born 1974)
See also Vilppula railway station Finnish national road 58
References
External links
Town of Mänttä-Vilppula – Official website