Multia, Finland

Municipality in Central Finland, Finland

Coat of arms

Location of Multia in Finland

Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°E / 62.4083; 24.7950Country

FinlandRegionCentral FinlandSub-regionKeuruu sub-regionCharter1868Government

• Municipal managerArto KummalaArea

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total765.63 km² (295.61 sq mi) • Land733.25 km² (283.11 sq mi) • Water32.37 km² (12.50 sq mi) • Rank116th largest in FinlandPopulation

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total1,429 • Rank279th largest in Finland • Density1.95/km² (5.1/sq mi)Population by native language

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• Finnish97.8% (official) • Swedish0.1% • Others2%Population by age

^[4]

• 0 to 1413.7% • 15 to 6450.6% • 65 or older35.6%Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)Websitemultia.fi

Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,429 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 765.63 square kilometres (295.61 sq mi) of which 32.37 km² (12.50 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 1.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.^[6]

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Multia to Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.

There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. The biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.^[7]

The highest point of the Central Finland region, Kiiskilänmäki, which reaches an altitude of 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level, is located in Multia.^[8]

During the summer months (June - August), Multia is the rainiest municipality in Finland, with an average of 237.3 millimeters (9.3 inches) of rainfall.^[9]

Climate data for Multia Pirttiperä (1991-2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average precipitation mm (inches)	55 (2.2)	43 (1.7)	42 (1.7)	39 (1.5)	45 (1.8)	73 (2.9)	89 (3.5)	79 (3.1)	65 (2.6)	73 (2.9)	67 (2.6)	65 (2.6)	735 (28.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	21	18	16	12	13	15	15	15	15	19	21	23	203
Source: https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-sadetilastot

Events

Kicksled World Championship^[10]

Notable people

Seth Heikkilä (1863–1938)
Tauno Sipilä (1921–2001)
Pentti Papinaho (1926-1992)
Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942)

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
^ "Multia". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ "Jollei Haltille niin ainakin Kinttumäelle" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ "Ropiseeko usein? Nämä ovat Suomen sateisimmat kunnat kesäisin". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
^ https://multia.fi/mmpotkut/?page_id=49 website, english