Orivesi
Orivesi | |
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Town of Orivesi | |
| Oriveden kaupunki Orivesi stad | |
Orivesi center | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: "ori" = stallion + "vesi" = water, lake | |
Location of Orivesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°40.5′N 024°21.5′E / 61.6750°N 24.3583°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Tampere |
| Metropolitan area | Tampere |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Town | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Juha Kuusisto |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 960.09 km2 (370.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 799.72 km2 (308.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 100th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 8,860 |
| • Rank | 112th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.08/km2 (28.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.3% |
| • 65 or older | 30.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | orivesi |
Orivesi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈoriˌʋesi]) is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the northeast of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Orivesi is approximately 9,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 425,000. It is the 112th most populous municipality in Finland.
Orivesi has an area of 960.09 square kilometres (370.69 sq mi) of which 160.53 km2 (61.98 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.7/sq mi). The municipality official language is monolingually Finnish.
Orivesi was founded in 1869. It was municipality until 1986 when it became a city of Finland. The municipality of Eräjärvi was consolidated with Orivesi in 1973. A part of the municipality of Längelmäki was consolidated with Orivesi in 2007. Today, neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Jämsä, Kangasala, Kuhmoinen, Ruovesi and Tampere. The distance from Orivesi to Tampere is 43 kilometres (27 mi). The town center of Orivesi is located by the Lake Längelmävesi.
Orivesi was the location of the Oriveden Opisto art school which moved to Tampere in 2018.