Leppävirta () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region, south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Geography Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus.
Villages Sorsakoski Häikiä Häyry Lylymäki Niinimäki Oravikoski Reinikkala Saahkarlahti
Notable people
Jorma Hynninen, opera singer , translator Helena Kekkonen, peace activist Mikko Kuustonen, singer-songwriter Pentti Pekkarinen, politician Jully Ramsay, historian and genealogist Reino Soijärvi, ice hockey player , writer , writer, journalist and military aviator , artisan , sportsperson Gustaf Wrede, engineer, and business magnate
International relations
Leppävirta is twinned with:
Storfors in Sweden Dovre in Norway Schwerte in Germany Orissaare in Estonia
References Notes
External links
Municipality of Leppävirta – Official website