Petäjävesi
Petäjävesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Petäjäveden kunta Petäjävesi kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Petäjävesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°15.5′N 025°11′E / 62.2583°N 25.183°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Eero Vainio |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 495.41 km2 (191.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 456.42 km2 (176.22 sq mi) |
| • Water | 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 192nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 3,548 |
| • Rank | 203rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.77/km2 (20.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) |
| • Others | 1.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.3% |
| • 65 or older | 24.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.petajavesi.fi |
Petäjävesi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpetæjæˌʋesi]; lit. "pine water") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to the city of Jyväskylä, and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 3,548 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 495.41 square kilometres (191.28 sq mi) of which 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi), or almost 8%, is water. The population density is 7.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.1/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Keuruu, Multia and Uurainen.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The Petäjävesi Old Church, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 for its testimony to Nordic church architecture.