Juupajoki

Juupajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,657 (30 June 2025),^[2] which makes it the least populous municipality in Pirkanmaa. It covers an area of 274.95 square kilometres (106.16 sq mi) of which 16.47 km² (6.36 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 6.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.6/sq mi). Korkeakoski is the administrative center of the municipality.^[4]

Juupajoki
Municipality
Juupajoen kunta Juupajoki kommun
Kallenaution kievari, a café museum in Juupajoki
Coat of arms
Location of Juupajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°47.8′N 024°22.2′E
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Upper Pirkanmaa
Charter	1913
Seat	Korkeakoski
Government
• Municipal manager	Riku Siren
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	274.95 km2 (106.16 sq mi)
• Land	258.49 km2 (99.80 sq mi)
• Water	16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi)
• Rank	242nd largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	1,657
• Rank	274th largest in Finland
• Density	6.41/km2 (16.6/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	98% (official)
• Others	2%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	13.6%
• 15 to 64	53.9%
• 65 or older	32.5%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	juupajoki.fi/en/

Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi and Ruovesi. The city of Tampere is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) southwest of Juupajoki.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

People

• Kauko Helovirta (1924–1997), writer^[5][6]
• Jaakko Syrjä (1926–2022), writer^[7]

Gallery

• 
  Borough hall of Juupajoki
• 
  Korkeakoski's old shoe factory at Juupajoki
• 
  Korkeakoski River

See also

• Finnish national road 58