Kälviä

Location of Kälviä in Finland

Kälviä (Swedish: Kelviå) is a former municipality of Finland. Kälviä was consolidated with the city of Kokkola on 2009-01-01.

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

External links

Media related to Kälviä at Wikimedia Commons

Municipalities of Central Ostrobothnia

Municipalities	Halsua Kannus Kaustinen Kokkola Lestijärvi Perho Toholampi Veteli

Former municipalities	Himanka Kaarlela Kälviä Lohtaja Ullava Öja

Central Ostrobothnia Finland

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

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