- Population
- 4,271
- 4.3K
- Elevation
- 109 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Pielavesi
- Airports
- KUO Kuopio Airport63 km
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport111 km
About Pielavesi
Pielavesi is a municipality. Location: Ylä-Savo, Northern Savonia. Population: 4,271. Elevation: 109 m.
Pielavesi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpie̯lɑˌʋesi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Savo region. The municipality has a population of 3,873 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,406.51 square kilometres (543.06 sq mi) of which 253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Travel notes for Pielavesi
From Wikivoyage
Pielavesi is a town and municipality in North Savonia. It's most famous as being the birthplace of Urho Kekkonen, who served as Finland's president for almost 26 years.
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Tourist information:
Municipal office, Puustellintie 18, ☏ +358 40-649-5709, kunta@pielavesi.fi.
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By car:
Highway 77 between Siilinjärvi and Viitasaari, part of the northern European Blue Highway goes through the south of the municipality (passing between the two major lakes in Säviä); regional road 561 and local road 5572 connect the highway to the town of Pielavesi.
By bus:
There are local bus services on line 50 from Kuopio and coach services from Iisalmi and Keitele. Pielavesi belongs to Vilkku Waltti fare zone F.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Pielavesi
- Iisalmi
- Keitele
- Kiuruvesi
- Kuopio
- Pihtipudas
- Pyhäjärvi
- Tervo
Population of Pielavesi over time
| 2007 | 5,292 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5,249 | |
| 2009 | 5,147 | |
| 2010 | 5,087 | |
| 2011 | 5,006 | |
| 2012 | 4,926 | |
| 2013 | 4,824 | |
| 2014 | 4,823 | |
| 2015 | 4,740 | |
| 2016 | 4,697 | |
| 2017 | 4,624 | |
| 2023 | 4,073 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Pielavesi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -1° · Night -5° · Rain 53 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (82 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | 0° | 5° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 5° | -1° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 0° | -5° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 42 | 64 | 82 | 81 | 60 | 55 | 53 | 46 |
How to get to Pielavesi
The nearest airport is Kuopio Airport (KUO), 63 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 325 km to the west.
Airports
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 63 kmsoutheast
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 111 kmsouthwest
- Kajaani Airport (KAJ) Kajaani 123 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 325 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pielavesi
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 4 natural sites, 45 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Pieni Maaninkajärvi Lake 25 kmSE
- Nilakka Lake 19 kmSW
- Pielavesi Lake 5 kmW
- Lampaanjärvi Lake 16 kmNE
25–60 km19 places
- Saanijärvi Lake 57 kmW
- Koivujärvi Lake 31 kmNW
- Elämäjärvi Lake 53 kmNW
- Porovesi Lake 37 kmNE
60–100 km27 places
- Salamajärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 98 kmW
- Iso Lamujärvi Lake 84 kmN
- Niinivesi Lake 95 kmSW
- Kannonjärvi Lake 84 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Pielavesi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pielavesi Lake, Northern Savonia4.7 km W
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Lampaanjärvi Lake, Northern Savonia16 km NE
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Nilakka Lake, Northern Savonia19 km SW
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Pieni Maaninkajärvi Lake, Northern Savonia25 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources