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Kangasniemi

Logo: kangasniemi.fi4

Municipality in South Savo, Finland

Kangasniemi (Finnish: ) is a municipality in the South Savo region, Finland. The municipality has a population of 4,952 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,326.75 square kilometres (512.26 sq mi) of which 256.86 km2 (99.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0/sq mi).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1867Founded1
  • HeadquartersKangasniemi, Finland1
  • Websitewww.kangasniemi.fi
  • Legal formKunta3
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI743700SF6K385ZSR6O523
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressOTTO MANNISENTIE 2, FI-51200 Kangasniemi, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0164690-33
Kangasniemi church 2
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Kangasniemi (Finnish: [ˈkɑŋːɑsˌnie̯mi]) is a municipality in the South Savo region, Finland. The municipality has a population of 4,952 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,326.75 square kilometres (512.26 sq mi) of which 256.86 km2 (99.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0/sq mi).2

The story

The municipality was founded in 1867.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kangasniemi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1867Founded Founded1

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