Vimpeli | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Vimpelin kunta Swedish: Vindala kommun |
Other Name: | Vindala |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 63.1617°N 72°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Southern Ostrobothnia |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Järviseutu sub-region |
Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
Leader Name: | Sam Leijonanmieli |
Established Title: | Charter |
Established Date: | 1866 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Website: | www.vimpeli.fi |
Vimpeli (in Finnish ˈʋimpeli/; Swedish: Vindala) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, northeast of Seinäjoki and northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNVimpeli}} of which NaNVimpeli}} is water. The population density is NaNVimpeli. The most significant road connection in the municipality is the main road 68 between towns of Virrat and Jakobstad.
Vimpeli was crucial in the Winter War due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war.
In sport, Vimpeli is known for the success of its Finnish baseball team, Vimpelin Veto, which won gold in the 2010, 2016 and 2017 seasons in the Finnish championships. The Island Field ballpark is the home field of Vimpelin Veto,[1] and its well-known competitor is Sotkamon Jymy from Sotkamo, known as long-time arch-enemy of Vimpelin Veto.[2]
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Vimpeli's neighboring municipalities are Alajärvi, Lappajärvi, Perho and Veteli.