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Multia, Finland
Municipality in Central Finland, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,384 (30 June 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 1.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.9/sq mi).
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]
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Geography
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. Multia is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.[citation needed]
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]
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Events
Notable people
- Seth Heikkilä (1863–1938)
- Tauno Sipilä (1921–2001)
- Pentti Papinaho (1926-1992)
- Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942)
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