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Vesanto
Municipality
Vesannon kunta Vesanto kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Vesanto in Finland
Coordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E / 62.933°N 26.417°E / 62.933; 26.417
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Savonia
Sub-region	Inner Savonia sub-region
Charter	1871
Government
• Municipal manager	Pasi Lievonen
Area
• Total	569.80 km (220.00 sq mi)
• Land	422.63 km (163.18 sq mi)
• Water	147.1 km (56.8 sq mi)
• Rank	198th largest in Finland
Population
• Total	1,895
• Rank	263rd largest in Finland
• Density	4.48/km (11.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	97.4% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	2.6%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	9.1%
• 15 to 64	48.5%
• 65 or older	42.4%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.vesanto.fi

Vesanto is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,895 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 569.80 square kilometres (220.00 sq mi) of which 147.1 km (56.8 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.6/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, Rautalampi, Tervo, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people※

• Helka Hynninen (1930–2017)
• Kalevi Huuskonen (1932–1999)
• Leena Lehtolainen (born 1964)

See also※

• Finnish regional road 551

References※

External links※

Media related to Vesanto at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Vesanto – Official website

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