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Ruovesi

Located in Ylä-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa Coordinates: 61°57′31″ N 24°03′43″ E

Map showing the location of Ruovesi Ruovesi
Location in Finland
Population
4,154
4.2K
Elevation
120 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
2
listed under Ruovesi
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport65 km
JYV Jyväskylä Airport97 km

About Ruovesi

Ruovesi is a municipality. Location: Ylä-Pirkanmaa, Pirkanmaa. Population: 4,154. Elevation: 120 m.

From Wikipedia

Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of 3,995 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 950.16 square kilometres (366.86 sq mi) of which 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.3/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1565
Area
777 km²
Official website
ruovesi.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Ruovesi

From Wikivoyage

Ruovesi is a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland, with 200 lakes (18% of the area) and quite some forest.

Understand+

Ruovesi tourist information, ☏ +358 44-787-1388 (tourist office), +358 3 486-111 (municipal switchboard), matkailu@ruovesi.fi. Early June–mid-August 11:00–18:00, off season municipal office Mon–Fri 08:15–15:15. Ruovesi has tourist cooperation with Virrat, Keuruu, Jämsä, Mänttä-Vilppula, Juupajoki and Orivesi under the name "Heart of Finland".

Get in+

Road 66 from Orivesi leads via Ruovesi and Virrat to Lapua.

If you come by train, bus or bike and stay the night in Tampere or Virrat, coming the last leg by heritage lake steamer would be a nice alternative. Services twice weekly from each.

If coming by coach or train, check the last leg, as bus services are sparse.

By train:

Nearby Vilppula and Juupajoki have railway stations, serviced by regional trains from Tampere, Orivesi or Keuruu, (Haapamäki).

By bus:

Coaches from Tampere (1½ hr, often transfer in Orivesi). There are also local buses from Tampere and Mänttä-Vilppula. Coming from other directions, try to guess possible transfer options, deducing from the last leg bus.

By boat:

Ruovesi is on the 130-km Toisvesi–Ruovesi–Näsijärvi waterway. From Virrat centre max draught is 2.4 m, max height is 7 m (?). Näsijärvi's outlet is the rapids through Tampere.

1 Guest harbour, Laivarannantie 5. Marina and restaurant. Showers, toilets, laundry, septic tank emptying, water and electricity. Minigolf, beach volley, swimming beach. Church boats for hire: rowing boats with 15 pairs of oars, traditionally used to get to the church along the waterways. For access from Näsijärvi you need to pass the Murole Canal locks (depth 2.4 m, height 18 m; daytime in season, only some days in autumn). The Kauttu canal (Kautun kanava) has no locks (check depth if relevant: 1.8 or 2.4 m, height 11 or 11.5 m). €12.50/night.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Ruovesi

  • Juupajoki
  • Mänttä-Vilppula
  • Orivesi
  • Tampere
  • Virrat
  • Ylöjärvi

Population of Ruovesi over time

Population of Ruovesi over time
2007 5,195
2008 5,132
2009 5,101
2010 5,038
2011 4,940
2012 4,868
2013 4,771
2014 4,744
2015 4,623
2016 4,565
2017 4,459
2023 4,124

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ruovesi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (84 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
Climate of Ruovesi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°1°7°15°20°21°19°13°7°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-8°-3°3°8°10°9°5°1°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)423036363759848066605647

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ruovesi

The nearest airport is Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP), 65 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 283 km to the south.

Airports

  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 65 kmsouth
  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 97 kmnortheast
  • Pori Airport (POR) Pori 132 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 283 kmsouth
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 284 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Ruovesi

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 8 natural sites, 50 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Ruovesi Lake 4 kmNE
  • Tarjanne Lake 19 kmN
  • Helvetinjärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 13 kmNW

25–60 km22 places

  • Kuorevesi Lake 34 kmE
  • Toisvesi Lake 42 kmNW
  • Tampere Ice Stadium Landmark 53 kmS
  • Viikinsaari Island 56 kmS

60–100 km35 places

  • Lannevesi Lake 98 kmNE
  • Karankajärvi Lake 95 kmNE
  • Lake Ähtärinjärvi Lake 83 kmN
  • Karikkoselkä Lake 68 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Ruovesi

2 places
  1. 1 Ruovesi 4K

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

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Sources & licences

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