Veteli Vetil |
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Municipality | ||
Vetelin kunta | ||
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Location of Veteli in Finland |
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Coordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E / 63.4750°N 23.7917°ECoordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E / 63.4750°N 23.7917°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Central Ostrobothnia | |
Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Hannu Jyrkkä | |
Area (2016-01-01) | ||
• Total | 502.32 km2 (193.95 sq mi) | |
• Land | 502.31 km2 (193.94 sq mi) | |
• Water | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 174th largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 3,287 | |
• Rank | 220th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 6.54/km2 (16.9/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 97.5% (official) | |
• Swedish | 1.5% | |
• Others | 1% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 15.8% | |
• 15 to 64 | 62.6% | |
• 65 or older | 21.6% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate | 20.75% | |
Website | www.veteli.fi |
Veteli (Swedish: Vetil) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,287 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 502.32 square kilometres (193.95 sq mi) of which 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.9/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Veteli: