Vieremä | |
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Municipality | |
| Vieremän kunta Vieremä kommun | |
 Vieremä town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vieremä in Finland | |
| Coordinates:63°44.5′N027°00′E / 63.7417°N 27.000°E /63.7417; 27.000 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
| Charter | 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mika Suomalainen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 973.35 km2 (375.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 925.28 km2 (357.25 sq mi) |
| • Water | 48.2 km2 (18.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 83rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,356 |
| • Rank | 205th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.63/km2 (9.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 4.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.1% |
| • 65 or older | 27.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | vierema |
Vieremä is amunicipality ofFinland in theNorthern Savoniaregion. The municipality has a population of 3,356 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 973.35 square kilometres (375.81 sq mi) of which 48.2 km2 (18.6 sq mi) is water.[1] Thepopulation density is 3.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.4/sq mi).
Municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
Ponsse, one of the world’s largest forest machine manufacturers is headquartered in Vieremä.[6]
Municipality of Vieremä was founded in 1922. Before it, Vieremä was a part ofIisalmen maalaiskunta.
Neighbouring municipalities areIisalmi,Kajaani,Kiuruvesi,Pyhäntä, andSonkajärvi.
| Climate data for Vieremä (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959-present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.3 (55.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 29.8 (85.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 10.7 (51.3) | 33.8 (92.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) | −5.7 (21.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.6 (69.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 12.3 (54.1) | 4.7 (40.5) | −0.6 (30.9) | −3.8 (25.2) | 6.3 (43.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) | −8.6 (16.5) | −4.1 (24.6) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.2 (46.8) | 13.3 (55.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 2.4 (36.3) | −2.6 (27.3) | −6.1 (21.0) | 2.8 (37.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.5 (11.3) | −11.4 (11.5) | −7.3 (18.9) | −1.9 (28.6) | 3.8 (38.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 10.4 (50.7) | 5.8 (42.4) | 0.3 (32.5) | −4.6 (23.7) | −8.4 (16.9) | −0.3 (31.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.9 (−29.0) | −35.6 (−32.1) | −25.3 (−13.5) | −19.2 (−2.6) | −8.2 (17.2) | −3.7 (25.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | −0.9 (30.4) | −7.4 (18.7) | −19.4 (−2.9) | −25.8 (−14.4) | −32.9 (−27.2) | −35.6 (−32.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 50 (2.0) | 43 (1.7) | 41 (1.6) | 35 (1.4) | 56 (2.2) | 77 (3.0) | 90 (3.5) | 75 (3.0) | 68 (2.7) | 68 (2.7) | 65 (2.6) | 62 (2.4) | 730 (28.7) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1mm) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 188 |
| Source 1:Finnish Meteorological Institute[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=101726 | |||||||||||||
Vieremä has an activemusical life, despite its small size. Vieremä has long traditions infolk andreligious music, and it is especially known for its activekantele-playing scene. A kantele camp for young players is organized every summer, and Vieremächurch and Kyrönniemi Center of Culture and Religion host manyconcerts throughout the year.
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