Kälviä

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

Location of Kälviä in Finland

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, Peltokorpi, Porkola, Riippa, Ridankylä, Rimpilä, Ruotsalo, 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
  • Asser Stenbäck, doctor and politician
  • Esa Riippa, print-maker
  • Ilkka Uusitalo, diplomat
  • Kauno Kleemola, politician
  • Lars Sonck, architect
  • Lucina Hagman, teacher and Member of the Parliament of Finland
  • Matti Korkiala, pop singer
  • Odert W. Renell, architect
  • Raimo Kero, singer
  • Viljo Elomaa, athlete
  • Väinö Siirilä, playwright

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