Multia, Finland Explained

Multia
Official Name:Finnish: Multian kunta
Swedish: Multia kommun
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:62.4083°N 71.7°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Central Finland
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Keuruu sub-region
Leader Title:Municipal manager
Leader Name:Arto Kummala
Established Title:Charter
Established Date:1868
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+02:00
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+03:00

Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNMultia, Finland}} of which NaNMultia, Finland}} is water. The population density is NaNMultia, Finland.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.[1]

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. It is from Multia to Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.

There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. The biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.[2]

The highest point of the Central Finland region, Kiiskilänmäki, which reaches an altitude of above sea level, is located in Multia.[3]

During the summer months (June - August), Multia is the rainiest municipality in Finland, with an average of 237.3 millimeters (9.3 inches) of rainfall.[4]

Events

Kicksled World Championship[5]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus . 1 May 2009 . 14 January 2009 . Research Institute for the Languages of Finland . Finnish . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111223065114/http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461 . 23 December 2011 .
  2. Web site: Multia . 2012 . Järviwiki . Finland's Environmental Administration . 27 February 2012.
  3. Web site: Jollei Haltille niin ainakin Kinttumäelle . . October 29, 2021 . fi.
  4. Web site: 2015-07-11 . Ropiseeko usein? Nämä ovat Suomen sateisimmat kunnat kesäisin . 2022-05-16 . mtvuutiset.fi . fi.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216141623/https://multia.fi/mmpotkut/?page_id=49 Kicksled World Championships