Kangasniemi

Kangasniemi is a municipality in the Southern Savonia region, Finland. The municipality has a population of 0 and covers an area of undefined km2 of which undefined km2 is water. The population density is undefined PD/km2.

Kangasniemi is located on the Finnish national road 13, 50 km northwest of Mikkeli and 63 km southeast of Jyväskylä. Distance to the national capital, Helsinki is 250 km. Its neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Hirvensalmi, Joutsa, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki and Toivakka.

There are almost 3600 (May 2014) summer houses, and summer guests redouble the number of inhabitants during the summer months.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History
The municipality was founded in 1867.

Nature
There are more than 1550 km of shoreline. The largest lakes are Puulavesi and Kyyvesi. Some other lakes are Mallos and Synsiä. In 1997, Kangasniemi was voted the most beautiful municipality in Finland by television show.

Economy
Kangasniemi has large forest resources, approximately 12000000 m3, and the yearly growth is approximately 500000 m3. There is also Puula golf field.

Famous natives

 * Emilie Björkstén, poet
 * Hilding Ekelund, architect
 * Otto Manninen, writer, poet and translator
 * Tepa Reinikainen, shot putter
 * Hiski Salomaa, singer and songwriter
 * Virpi Sarasvuo, née Kuitunen, cross-country skier
 * Sami Sarjula, actor
 * Martti Tolamo, athlete