Vehmersalmi is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savoniaregion. The municipality has a population of 2,053 (2003) and covers an area of 550.59 km² of which 202.47 km² is water. The population density is 5.9 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Northern Savonia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Vehmersalmi ceased to exist beginning 1st of Jan 2005 when it was merged into Kuopio. Kuopio is a Finnish city located in the province of Eastern Finland and the region of Northern Savonia. ...
Kuopio (and Vehmersalmi) is the biggest city in eastern Finland and also a gateway to twelve smaller towns and districts in its surroundings, namely Juankoski, Kaavi, Karttula, Leppävirta, Nilsiä, Rautalampi, Rautavaara, Siilinjärvi, Suonenjoki, Tervo, Tuusniemi and Vesanto.
Juankoski 61 km, Kaavi 57 km, Karttula 44 km, Leppävirta 54 km, Nilsiä 55 km, Rautalampi 69 km, Rautavaara 102 km, Siilinjärvi 22 km, Suonenjoki 51 km, Tervo 58 km, Tuusniemi 59 km, Vehmersalmi 49 km, Vesanto 81 km.
The City of Kuopio and the Municipality of Vehmersalmi were united in the beginning of the year 2005.
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