Vilppula

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Location of Vilppula in Finland

Vilppula was a former municipality of Finland. Neighbouring Mänttä was merged into it on 1 January 2009 to form the municipality of Mänttä-Vilppula. The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 5,457 in 2005 and covered an area of 571.26 km² of which 99.90 km² was water. The population density was 10.5 inhabitants per km². The work force mainly consisted of industry and service, these accounting for 50 and 39 percent of total workforce. Population was estimated to be at a slight decline.

The Kolho village in Vilppula is located to the north. Another village, , is located northwest from the Vilppula centre. These continue to exist as villages of the new Mänttä-Vilppula municipality.

Vilppula is also known for being the location of the 1918 Battle of Vilppula during the Finnish Civil War.

External links[]

Media related to Vilppula at Wikimedia Commons

• Mänttä-Vilppula – Official site

Coordinates: 62°01′20″N 24°30′35″E / 62.02222°N 24.50972°E / 62.02222; 24.50972

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