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Mänttä-Vilppula

Located in Ylä-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa Coordinates: 62°01′47″ N 24°36′10″ E

Map showing the location of Mänttä-Vilppula Mänttä-Vilppula
Location in Finland
Population
11,413
11.4K
Elevation
107 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
3
listed under Mänttä-Vilppula
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
JYV Jyväskylä Airport70 km
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport87 km

About Mänttä-Vilppula

Mänttä-Vilppula is a municipality. Location: Ylä-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa. Population: 11,413. Elevation: 107 m.

From Wikipedia

Mänttä-Vilppula (Finnish: [ˈmæntːæˌʋilpːulɑ]; Swedish: Mänttä-Vilppula, also Mänttä-Filpula) is a town and municipality of Finland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of 9,109 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 657.08 square kilometres (253.70 sq mi) of which 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) is water. Major lakes in the area include the Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
2009
Area
535 km²
Official website
manttavilppula.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Mänttä-Vilppula

From Wikivoyage

Mänttä-Vilppula is a municipality with three town centres in Pirkanmaa, Finland. One of them, Mänttä, is a well-known art town.

Understand+

Mänttä is the main centre, in the east: an old industrial site. The town was born around a paper mill founded by the Serlachius family, which now belongs to the Metsä Group. The name Serlachius is still visible in the town’s well-known museums: the Serlachius Museum Gustaf presents industrial history and the Serlachius Museum Gösta is a well-known center of classical and modern art.

In addition to museums, the annual cultural events in Mänttä are Mänttä Fine Arts Weeks and Mänttä Music Festival.

Vilppula is in the west of the municipality, Pohjaslahti and Kolho in the north.

Get in+

Mänttä-Vilppula is about halfway between Tampere and Jyväskylä, 80–90 km from each. Its neighbours are Keuruu, Juupajoki, Jämsä, Ruovesi and Virrat.

By train:

Vilppula and Kolho have railway stations. Timetables are available from the VR website. The regional train Tampere–Vilppula takes about 1 hr, Tampere–Kolho slightly more. From Jyväskylä there is one daily direct train connection. By transfer there is a connection also from Seinäjoki.

Buses run from Vilppula station to the centre of Mänttä; check the timetables to see if they work as a connecting service.

1 Vilppula railway station (Vilppulan rautatieasema), Keskuskatu 21. (updated Nov 2026)

2 Kolho railway station (Kolhon rautatieasema), Tehtaantie 4. (updated Nov 2026)

By bus:

Long-distance buses from Tampere (often transfer in Orivesi), Keuruu, Jämsä and Ruovesi. For timetables, see Matkahuolto. The Serlachius shuttle bus runs in the summer from Tampere to Mänttä on the days that the museums are open.

The old bus station went out of service in January 2025. The new departure and arrival point for buses is on Ratakatu, next to the school center.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Mänttä-Vilppula

  • Juupajoki
  • Jämsä
  • Keuruu
  • Ruovesi
  • Virrat

Twin towns and sister cities of Mänttä-Vilppula

  • Høyanger· Norway
  • Põltsamaa vald· Estonia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Mänttä-Vilppula over time

Population of Mänttä-Vilppula over time
2014 10,868
2015 10,604
2023 9,271

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Mänttä-Vilppula

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (81 mm)
Driest month
February (25 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 Mänttä-Vilppula
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°1°6°15°20°21°19°12°7°1°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-8°-3°3°9°11°9°5°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)372532323459818161555141

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mänttä-Vilppula

The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 70 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) (87 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 289 km to the south.

Airports

  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 70 kmnortheast
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 87 kmsouthwest
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 161 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 289 kmsouth
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 298 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Mänttä-Vilppula

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 55 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Kuorevesi Lake 10 kmSE
  • Keurusselkä Lake 16 kmN

25–60 km18 places

  • Toisvesi Lake 54 kmNW
  • Karikkoselkä Lake 40 kmNE
  • Kari Island 57 kmNW
  • Vaskivesi Lake 48 kmW

60–100 km44 places

  • Niinivesi Lake 82 kmNE
  • Lannevesi Lake 74 kmNE
  • Kuusvesi Lake 88 kmNE
  • Karankajärvi Lake 79 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Mänttä-Vilppula

3 places
  1. 1 Mänttä 6.5K
  2. 2 Vilppula 5.4K

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

Cities & villages1

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Sources & licences

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