Halsua
Halsua
Halso | |
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Municipality | |
| Halsuan kunta Halso kommun | |
Halsua municipal office | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Halsua in Finland | |
Interactive map of Halsua | |
| Coordinates: 63°27.8′N 024°10′E / 63.4633°N 24.167°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kalevi Lindfors |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 428.34 km2 (165.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 413.01 km2 (159.46 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 201st largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 993 |
| • Rank | 293rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.4% (official) |
| • Others | 4.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52% |
| • 65 or older | 34.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | halsua |
Halsua (Swedish: Halso) is a municipality of Finland.
Halsua is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 993 in 2025 and covers an area of 428.34 square kilometres (165.38 sq mi) of which 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.2/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kaustinen, Kokkola, Lestijärvi, Perho and Veteli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.