Kangasniemi


Kangasniemi is a municipality in the South Savo region, Finland. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is.
Kangasniemi is located on the Finnish national road 13, northwest of Mikkeli and southeast of Jyväskylä. Distance to the national capital, Helsinki is. Its neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Hirvensalmi, Joutsa, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki and Toivakka.
There are almost 3600 summer houses, and summer guests redouble the number of inhabitants during the summer months.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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History

The municipality was founded in 1867.

Nature

There are more than of shoreline. The largest lakes are Puulavesi and Kyyvesi. Other lakes include Mallos and Synsiä. In 1997, Kangasniemi was voted the most beautiful municipality in Finland by television show.

Economy

Kangasniemi has large forest resources, approximately, and the yearly growth is approximately. There is also Puula golf field.

Famous natives