Ruovesi
Ruovesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Ruoveden kunta Ruovesi kommun | |
Central Ruovesi | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ruovesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°59′N 024°04′E / 61.983°N 24.067°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 1565 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Toni Leppänen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 950.16 km2 (366.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 776.99 km2 (300.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 108th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 4,002 |
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.15/km2 (13.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 3.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.2% |
| • 65 or older | 37.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of 4,002 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 950.16 square kilometres (366.86 sq mi) of which 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.3/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality, Lake Ruovesi, is a part of the Kokemäki River basin. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.