Vieremä
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Municipality
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| Vieremän kunta Vieremä kommun | |
Vieremä town hall
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Vieremä in Finland
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| Coordinates: 63°44.5′N 027°00′E / 63.7417°N 27.000°E / 63.7417; 27.000 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
| Charter | 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mika Suomalainen |
| Area
(2018-01-01)[1]
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| • Total | 973.35 km2 (375.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 925.28 km2 (357.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 48.2 km2 (18.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 83rd largest in Finland |
| Population
(2023-12-31)[2]
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| • Total | 3,387 |
| • Rank | 205th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.66/km2 (9.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 4.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.1% |
| • 65 or older | 27.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Vieremä is a municipalityofFinland in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,387 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 973.35 square kilometres (375.81 sq mi) of which 48.2 km2 (18.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.5/sq mi).
Municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Ponsse, one of the world’s largest forest machine manufacturers is headquartered in Vieremä.[6]
Municipality of Vieremä was founded in 1922. Before it, Vieremä was a part of Iisalmen maalaiskunta.
Neighbouring municipalities are Iisalmi, Kajaani, Kiuruvesi, Pyhäntä, and Sonkajärvi.
| Climate data for Vieremä (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
2.8 (37.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−0.3 (31.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.9 (−29.0) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−32.9 (−27.2) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50 (2.0) |
43 (1.7) |
41 (1.6) |
35 (1.4) |
56 (2.2) |
77 (3.0) |
90 (3.5) |
75 (3.0) |
68 (2.7) |
68 (2.7) |
65 (2.6) |
62 (2.4) |
730 (28.7) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1mm) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 188 |
| Source 1: Finnish Meteorological Institute[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=101726 | |||||||||||||
Vieremä has an active musical life, despite its small size. Vieremä has long traditions in folk and religious music, and it is especially known for its active kantele-playing scene. A kantele camp for young players is organized every summer, and Vieremä church and Kyrönniemi Center of Culture and Religion host many concerts throughout the year.
Media related to Vieremä at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Vieremä
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