Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,073 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 1,406.51 square kilometres (543.06 sq mi) of which 253.27 km² (97.79 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 3.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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Pielavesi
Municipality
Pielaveden kunta Pielavesi kommun
Lepikon Torppa, the birthplace of Urho Kekkonen
Coat of arms
Location of Pielavesi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°14′N 026°45.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Savonia
Sub-region	Upper Savonia
Government
• Municipal manager	Sami Miettinen (since 2010)
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,406.51 km2 (543.06 sq mi)
• Land	1,153.23 km2 (445.26 sq mi)
• Water	253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi)
• Rank	65th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,073
• Rank	190th largest in Finland
• Density	3.53/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.9% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	1.9%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	13.5%
• 15 to 64	48.9%
• 65 or older	37.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.pielavesi.fi

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Neighbouring municipalities are Iisalmi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Maaninka, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, and Tervo.

On the north-western side of the village lies Lake Pielavesi.^[5]

• Urho Kekkonen (1900-86), who served as President of Finland for 26 years, was born in Pielavesi in a log cabin called Lepikon torppa.
• Lauri Kokkonen, author and playwright
• Ilpo Saastamoinen, musician and composer
• Antti Ruuskanen, javelin thrower and Olympic medalist

Pielavesi is also well-known for its successful volleyball club, Pielaveden Sampo.