Vieremä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,155 (2003) and covers an area of 973.62km², of which 44.03 km² is water. Its population density is 4.5 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish. 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. ... 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) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2003 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. ...

Vieremä Music

Vieremä has an active musical life, despite its small size. It has long traditions in folk and religious music, and it is especially known for its active kantele-playing scene. A kantele camp for young players is organized every summer, and Vieremä church and Kyrönniemi Center of Culture and Religion host many concerts throughout the year. Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary All Music Guide: includes a comprehensive and flexible Genre and Style system MusicWiki: A Collaborative Music-related encyclopedia Science of Music: Multimedia exploration of the... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Religious music (also sacred music) is music performed or composed for religious use or through religious influence. ... A kantele (or kannel) is a traditional Finnish plucked string instrument. ... Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Summer, 1573. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... Singer-songwriter Dayna Manning performs. ...

Notable music groups

• The Vieremä Veteran Choir often tours Finland and released a CD in 2004.
• Vieremän Kanteletytöt(Vieremä Kantele Girls) is one of Finland's most well-known kantele groups.
• Jumalan Ruoska (The Whip Of God) is an eccentric punk rock trio that has released records on the independent label Ässä-levyt and gained international recognition in underground circles.
• Pekka "The Cat" Ryhänen is a Christian metal guitarist/songwriter. He is originally from Kauppilanmäki, a small village in the Vieremä municipality.