Pielavesi | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Pielaveden kunta Swedish: Pielavesi kommun |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 63.2333°N 71.5°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Savonia |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Upper Savonia |
Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
Leader Name: | Sami Miettinen (since 2010) |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Website: | www.pielavesi.fi |
Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNPielavesi}} of which NaNPielavesi}} is water. The population density is NaNPielavesi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Iisalmi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Maaninka, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, and Tervo.
On the north-western side of the village lies Lake Pielavesi.[1]
Pielavesi is also well-known for its successful volleyball club, Pielaveden Sampo.