Konnevesi
Located in Äänekoski, Central Finland Region Coordinates: 62°40′00″ N 26°20′00″ E
- Population
- 2,588
- 2.6K
- Elevation
- 105 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Konnevesi
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport45 km
- KUO Kuopio Airport84 km
About Konnevesi
Konnevesi is a municipality. Location: Äänekoski, Central Finland Region. Population: 2,588. Elevation: 105 m.
Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,404 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 680.85 square kilometres (262.88 sq mi) of which 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi), or almost 25%, is water. Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Rautalampi, Vesanto and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. There are altogether exactly 100 lakes in Konnevesi.
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Travel notes for Konnevesi
From Wikivoyage
East Central Finland is a rural area in Central Finland, made up of the municipalities of Hankasalmi and Konnevesi.
Get in+
By car:
Konnevesi is on Highway 69 between Äänekoski and Rautalampi. Highways 9 and 23 connecting Jyväskylä to Kuopio and Varkaus, go through the southern part of Hankasalmi, and from there regional road 641 goes up to Hankasalmi town and on to Konnevesi.
By train:
There's a railway station in Hankasalmi. Trains on the line between Jyväskylä and Pieksämäki, most of them starting and ending beyond these cities, stop there.
1 Hankasalmi railway station, Ratakatu 7 (about 10 km south of the town centre). (updated Oct 2024)
By bus:
Both Hankasalmi and Konnevesi have bus services from Jyväskylä. Coaches operating between Jyväskylä and Kuopio stop in Hankasalmi at the junction with Highway 9. The Linkki transport service in the Jyväskylä region extends to Hankasalmi.
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Places bordering Konnevesi
- Hankasalmi
- Laukaa
- Rautalampi
- Vesanto
- Äänekoski
Population of Konnevesi over time
| 2008 | 2,978 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2,971 | |
| 2010 | 2,963 | |
| 2011 | 2,924 | |
| 2012 | 2,904 | |
| 2013 | 2,846 | |
| 2014 | 2,847 | |
| 2015 | 2,757 | |
| 2016 | 2,753 | |
| 2017 | 2,748 | |
| 2022 | 2,521 | |
| 2023 | 2,499 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Konnevesi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- August (86 mm)
- Driest month
- February (30 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | 0° | 6° | 14° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -5° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 38 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 61 | 81 | 86 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 44 |
How to get to Konnevesi
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (84 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 331 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 45 kmsouthwest
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 84 kmnortheast
- Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 158 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 331 kmnorthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 370 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Konnevesi
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 3 natural sites, 54 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Kiesimä Lake 16 kmNE
- Liesvesi Lake 11 kmS
- Hankavesi Lake 23 kmE
25–60 km20 places
- Niinivesi Lake 34 kmW
- Lannevesi Lake 47 kmW
- Kuusvesi Lake 31 kmSW
- Keitele Lake 33 kmNW
60–100 km36 places
- Saanijärvi Lake 91 kmNW
- Koivujärvi Lake 91 kmN
- Elämäjärvi Lake 95 kmN
- Karankajärvi Lake 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Konnevesi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources