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