Multia, Finland

Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Multia is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)^[1] and covers an area of ^{[convert: invalid number]} of which ^{[convert: invalid number]} is water.^[2] The population density is ^{[convert: invalid number]}.

Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.^[3]

Nature

There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. Biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.^[4]

Happenings

Kicksled World Championship^[5]

People

Tauno Sipilä (1921–2001)
Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942)

Surnames

The most common surnames in Multia and their frequencies as of 2014:^[6]

1. Ahonen (1:50)
2. Lehtomäki (1:52)
2. Mäkelä (1:52)
2. Vuorinen (1:52)
5. Linna (1:54)
6. Penttinen (1:62)
7. Saarinen (1:68)
8. Laurila (1:71)
9. Koppelomäki (1:82)
9. Nieminen (1:82)

Gallery

The organs of Multia Church
Multia Parish House
The altar of Multia Church

References

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^ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Multia". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ https://multia.fi/mmpotkut/?page_id=49 website, english
^ Most common surnames in Multia

External links

Media related to Multia at Wikimedia Commons

Municipality of Multia – Official website Template:Fi icon

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[4] "Multia". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

[5] ttps://multia.fi/mmpotkut/?page_id=49 website, english

[multia2014-6] Most common surnames in Multia

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v t e Municipalities of Central Finland
Municipalities	Äänekoski Hankasalmi Jämsä Joutsa Jyväskylä Kannonkoski Karstula Keuruu Kinnula Kivijärvi Konnevesi Kyyjärvi Laukaa Luhanka Multia Muurame Petäjävesi Pihtipudas Saarijärvi Toivakka Uurainen Viitasaari
Former municipalities	Äänekosken maalaiskunta Jämsänkoski Jyväskylän maalaiskunta Konginkangas Korpilahti Koskenpää Leivonmäki Pihlajavesi Pylkönmäki Säynätsalo Sumiainen Suolahti
Central Finland Finland