Kälviä

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Location of Kälviä in Finland

Kälviä (Swedish: Kelviå) is a former municipality of Finland. Kälviä was consolidated with the city of Kokkola on Jan 1, 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The former municipality had a population of 4,475 (2003) and covered an area of 682.36 km² (263.46 sq mi) of which 14.68 km² (5.67 sq mi) was water. The population density was 6.6 inhabitants per square kilometer (17.1/mi²).

The Coat of Arms of Kälviä

The former municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Villages[]

Honkimaa, Jatkojoki, Jokikylä, Karhulahti, Kleemola, Kälviä, Miekkoja, Nissi, Passoja, Peitso, , Porkola, Riippa, Ridankylä, Rimpilä, , Vuollet, Välikylä, Rita.

Distances:

Kokkola center: 16 km

Oulu: 161 km

Vaasa: 125 km

Helsinki: 419 km

Tampere: 270 km

Turku: 386 km

Notable individuals[]

• , doctor and politician
• , print-maker
• , diplomat
• Kauno Kleemola, politician
• Lars Sonck, architect
• Lucina Hagman, teacher and Member of the Parliament of Finland
• , pop singer
• , architect
• , singer
• , athlete
• , playwright

External links[]

Media related to Kälviä at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 63°51′40″N 23°27′10″E / 63.86111°N 23.45278°E / 63.86111; 23.45278

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