| Coordinates | 61°59′N 024°04′E |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa |
| Municipal manager | Toni Leppänen |
| Charter | 1565 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+02:00) |
| Time zone (DST) | EEST (UTC+03:00) |
Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of ()[1] and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water.[2] The population density is PD/km2.
Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality, Lake Ruovesi, is a part of the Kokemäki River basin. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
History
The municipality of Ruovesi is named after the eponymous lake, whose name may have originally been *Ruokovesi, derived from the word ruoko meaning 'reed'. The parish of Ruovesi was separated from Pirkkala in 1565, and included the territories of later Ähtäri, Keuruu, Kuru, Mänttä, Multia, Pihlajavesi, Pohjaslahti, Vilppula and Virrat at that time.[3]
Population
On 31 December 2023, there were 4,124 people living in Ruovesi, of whom 2,032 lived in urban areas (taajama), 2,048 lived outside them and 44 lived in an unknown location.[4]
At the time, there were two urban areas in the municipality: Ruoveden kirkonkylä (administrative center; 1,765) and Visuvesi (267).[4]
People born in Ruovesi
- Väinö Nyström (1857 – 1918)
- Verner Järvinen (1870 – 1941)
- Kalle Häkkinen (1878 – 1919)
- Akseli Anttila (1897 – 1953)
- Jorma Gallen-Kallela (1898 – 1939)
- Eila Eskola-Kyröläinen (1931 – 2015)
- Kimmo Latvamäki (1976 – )
References
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- ^ Paikkala, Sirkka et al. (2007). Suomalainen paikannimikirja (digital version) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland (Kotus). p. 388. ISBN 978-952-5446-96-8. Archived 25 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ^ "Taajama- ja haja-asutusalueväestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan kunnittain, 2023" (in Finnish). pxdata.stat.fi. Statistics Finland (Tilastokeskus). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
External links
- Municipality of Ruovesi – Official website