Vimpeli


Vimpeli is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is.
Vimpeli was crucial in the Winter War due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war.
In sport, Vimpeli is known for the success of its Finnish baseball team, which won gold in the 2010, 2016 and 2017 seasons in the Finnish championships.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages

, Huopana, Kirkonkylä, Koskela, Lakaniemi, Pokela, Pyhälahti, Rantakylä, Sääksjärvi, Viitaniemi and Vinni.

People born in Vimpeli