Multia, Finland

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Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,393 (31 March 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 765.63 square kilometres (295.61 sq mi) of which 32.37 km² (12.50 sq mi), or 11.5%, is water.^[1] The population density is 1.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.9/sq mi).

Multia
Municipality
Multian kunta Multia kommun
Multia Church
Coat of arms
Location of Multia in Finland
Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E
Country	Finland
Region	Central Finland
Sub-region	Keuruu sub-region
Charter	1868
Government
• Municipal manager	Arto Kummala
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	765.63 km2 (295.61 sq mi)
• Land	733.25 km2 (283.11 sq mi)
• Water	32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi)
• Rank	116th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-03-31)[2]
• Total	1,393
• Rank	280th largest in Finland
• Density	1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	97.6% (official)
• Others	2.4%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	13.7%
• 15 to 64	50.6%
• 65 or older	35.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	multia.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.^[4]

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. Multia is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.

There are altogether 146 lakes in Multia. The biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.^[5]

The highest point of the Central Finland region, Kiiskilänmäki, which reaches an altitude of 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level, is located in Multia.^[6]

During the summer months (June - August), Multia is the rainiest municipality in Finland, with an average of 237.3 millimeters (9.3 inches) of rainfall.^[7]

Climate data for Multia Pirttiperä (1991-2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average precipitation mm (inches)	55 (2.2)	43 (1.7)	42 (1.7)	39 (1.5)	45 (1.8)	73 (2.9)	89 (3.5)	79 (3.1)	65 (2.6)	73 (2.9)	67 (2.6)	65 (2.6)	735 (28.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	21	18	16	12	13	15	15	15	15	19	21	23	203
Source: https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-sadetilastot

Events

Kicksled World Championship^[8]

Notable people

• Seth Heikkilä (1863–1938)
• Tauno Sipilä (1921–2001)
• Pentti Papinaho (1926-1992)
• Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942)