- Population
- 5,230
- 5.2K
- Elevation
- 137 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kangasniemi
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport65 km
- SVL Savonlinna Airport120 km
About Kangasniemi
Kangasniemi is a municipality. Location: Mikkeli, South Savo. Population: 5,230. Elevation: 137 m.
Kangasniemi (Finnish: [ˈkɑŋːɑsˌnie̯mi]) is a municipality in the South Savo region, Finland. The municipality has a population of 4,952 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,326.75 square kilometres (512.26 sq mi) of which 256.86 km2 (99.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0/sq mi). Kangasniemi is located on the Finnish national road 13, 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Mikkeli and 63 km (39 mi) southeast of Jyväskylä.
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Travel notes for Kangasniemi
From Wikivoyage
Kangasniemi is a town and municipality in South Savonia.
Get in+
By bus:
There are buses from Mikkeli, Jyväskylä, Lappeenranta and Pieksämäki.
By car:
Highway 13 between Mikkeli and Jyväskylä goes through Kangasniemi. Regional 616 comes in from Joutsa and Highway 4, and regional road 447 from Pieksämäki.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Kangasniemi
- Hankasalmi
- Hirvensalmi
- Joutsa
- Mikkeli
- Pieksämäki
- Toivakka
Population of Kangasniemi over time
| 2009 | 6,024 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,964 | |
| 2011 | 5,865 | |
| 2012 | 5,839 | |
| 2013 | 5,801 | |
| 2014 | 5,693 | |
| 2015 | 5,628 | |
| 2016 | 5,603 | |
| 2017 | 5,549 | |
| 2021 | 5,296 | |
| 2023 | 5,114 | |
| 2025 | 4,952 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kangasniemi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- August (87 mm)
- Driest month
- February (32 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) | -5° | -5° | 0° | 6° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 11° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -5° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 61 | 81 | 87 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 51 |
How to get to Kangasniemi
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 65 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (122 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 308 km to the south.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 65 kmnorthwest
- Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 120 kmeast
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 122 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 308 kmsouth
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 381 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kangasniemi
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 5 natural sites, 52 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Puulavesi Lake 23 kmS
- Rauhajärvi Lake 22 kmSE
- Lake Mallos Lake 3 kmE
25–60 km19 places
- Kuusvesi Lake 52 kmNW
- Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 41 kmNW
- Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 51 kmNW
- Taulumäki church Attraction 53 kmNW
60–100 km36 places
- Niinivesi Lake 76 kmNW
- Lannevesi Lake 87 kmNW
- Unnukka Lake 76 kmNE
- Sorsavesi Lake 67 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kangasniemi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lake Mallos Lake, South Savo2.5 km E
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Puulavesi Lake, South Savo23 km S
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Rauhajärvi Lake, South Savo22 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources