- Population
- 1,808
- 1.8K
- Elevation
- 168 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kihniö
- Airports
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport91 km
- POR Pori Airport111 km
About Kihniö
Kihniö is a municipality. Location: Luoteis-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa. Population: 1,808. Elevation: 168 m.
Kihniö is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Pirkanmaa. The municipality has a population of 1,670 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 390.50 square kilometres (150.77 sq mi) of which 33.39 km2 (12.89 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Travel notes for Kihniö
From Wikivoyage
Kihniö is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland.
Get in+
The municipal centre is just north of Highway 23 leading from Parkano to Jyväskylä.
By train:
Nearby Parkano has a railway station. Timetables are available from VR website.
By bus:
Long-distance buses from Parkano. For timetables of ordinary coaches, see Matkahuolto.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Kihniö
- Seinäjoki
- Kurikka
- Parkano
- Virrat
- Ylöjärvi
Population of Kihniö over time
| 2008 | 2,223 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2,257 | |
| 2010 | 2,226 | |
| 2011 | 2,179 | |
| 2012 | 2,147 | |
| 2013 | 2,111 | |
| 2014 | 2,098 | |
| 2015 | 2,038 | |
| 2016 | 1,994 | |
| 2017 | 1,967 | |
| 2022 | 1,771 | |
| 2023 | 1,749 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kihniö
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 55 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- July (81 mm)
- Driest month
- February (28 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) | -4° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -8° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -4° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 60 | 81 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 55 | 47 |
How to get to Kihniö
The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), 91 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 234 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 91 kmsouth
- Pori Airport (POR) Pori 111 kmsouthwest
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 120 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 234 kmnorthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 320 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kihniö
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 6 natural sites, 32 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Kari Island 23 kmE
- Nerkoonjärvi Lake 6 kmS
25–60 km12 places
- Häädetkeidas Strict Nature Reserve Natural site 29 kmSW
- Vaskivesi Lake 27 kmE
- Pihlajavesi Lake 58 kmE
- Seitsemisen Kansallispuisto Natural site 33 kmS
60–100 km25 places
- Näsijärvi Lake 64 kmSE
- Keurusselkä Lake 77 kmE
- Kangasjärvi Lake 63 kmW
- Kuorevesi Lake 84 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kihniö
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Nerkoonjärvi Lake, Pirkanmaa6.3 km S
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Kari Island, Virrat23 km E
Sources & licences
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