Keitele

For the lake, see Lake Keitele.

Keitele is a municipality of Finland.

Keitele
Municipality
Keiteleen kunta Keitele kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Keitele in Finland
Coordinates: 63°10.7′N 026°21′E
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Savonia
Sub-region	Upper Savonia
Charter	1879
Government
• Municipal manager	Hanna Helaste
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	578.30 km2 (223.28 sq mi)
• Land	482.91 km2 (186.45 sq mi)
• Water	96.59 km2 (37.29 sq mi)
• Rank	179th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	1,964
• Rank	258th largest in Finland
• Density	4.07/km2 (10.5/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	96.4% (official)
• Others	3.6%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	11%
• 15 to 64	50.6%
• 65 or older	38.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	72600
Area code	017
Website	www.keitele.fi (in Finnish)

It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,964 (30 June 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 578.30 square kilometres (223.28 sq mi) of which 96.59 km² (37.29 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 4.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.5/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Pielavesi, Pihtipudas, Tervo, Vesanto and Viitasaari.

Despite its name, the municipality is not located by the lake Keitele. The shortest distance between the municipality and the lake is roughly ten kilometers.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people born in Keitele

• Ilmari Tossavainen (1887–1978)
• Kalle Matilainen (1903–1973)
• Rakel Hiltunen (1940–)
• Mikko Härkin (1979–)

See also

• Finnish national road 77