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Municipality

Tervo

Located in Sisä-Savo, Northern Savonia Coordinates: 63°00′00″ N 26°50′00″ E

Map showing the location of Tervo Tervo
Location in Finland
Population
1,478
1.5K
Elevation
114 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Tervo
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KUO Kuopio Airport49 km
JYV Jyväskylä Airport89 km

About Tervo

Tervo is a municipality. Location: Sisä-Savo, Northern Savonia. Population: 1,478. Elevation: 114 m.

From Wikipedia

Tervo is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the former province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Savo region. The municipality has a population of 1,388 (31 December 2025), making it North Savo's least populous municipality. It covers an area of 494.30 square kilometres (190.85 sq mi) of which 30%, or 146.52 km2 (56.57 sq mi), is water. The population density is 3.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.3/sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1926
Area
348 km²
Official website
tervo.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Tervo

From Wikivoyage

Tervo is a town and municipality in North Savonia.

Get in+

By car:

Regional road 551 comes in from the east, beginning just south of Kuopio via Karttula. It continues via Vesanto to regional road 659, connecting to Viitasaari in the north and highway 69 coming in from Konnevesi and Äänekoski.

By bus:

Buses between Kuopio and Vesanto stop in Tervo.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Tervo

  • Keitele
  • Kuopio
  • Pielavesi
  • Rautalampi
  • Suonenjoki
  • Vesanto

Population of Tervo over time

Population of Tervo over time
2007 1,792
2008 1,750
2009 1,744
2010 1,706
2011 1,700
2012 1,704
2013 1,669
2014 1,653
2015 1,608
2016 1,611
2017 1,585
2023 1,412

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Tervo

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
July (84 mm)
Driest month
February (31 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
Climate of Tervo
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°0°5°14°19°21°18°12°6°0°-4°
Average low (°C)-13°-14°-8°-3°3°8°11°9°5°0°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)403135344164848159575348

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tervo

The nearest airport is Kuopio Airport (KUO), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 341 km to the west.

Airports

  • Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 49 kmeast
  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 89 kmsouthwest
  • Joensuu Airport (JOE) Joensuu 147 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 341 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Tervo

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 2 natural sites, 52 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Kuttajärvi Lake 22 kmSE
  • Koivujärvi Lake 1 kmNW
  • Tallusjärvi Lake 8 kmE
  • Pieni Maaninkajärvi Lake 25 kmNE

25–60 km16 places

  • Keitele Lake 43 kmW
  • Kuvansi Lake 60 kmSE
  • Soisalo Island 25 kmSE
  • Niinivesi Lake 26 kmS

60–100 km34 places

  • Porovesi Lake 63 kmN
  • Näläntöjärvi Lake 92 kmN
  • Kiuruvesi Lake 70 kmN
  • Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 84 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Tervo

1 place
  1. 1 Tervo 1.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources