Mänttä-Vilppula

Mänttä-Vilppula (Swedish: Mänttä-Vilppula, also Mänttä-Filpula) is a town and municipality of Finland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region.

Mänttä-Vilppula
Town
Mänttä-Vilppulan kaupunki Mänttä-Vilppula stad
Mänttä-Vilppula city hall
Coat of arms
Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland
Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E / 62.033°N 24.617°E / 62.033; 24.617
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region
Charter	2009
Government
• Town manager	Anne Heusala
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	657.08 km2 (253.70 sq mi)
• Land	534.81 km2 (206.49 sq mi)
• Water	122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi)
• Rank	162nd largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,271
• Rank	104th largest in Finland
• Density	17.34/km2 (44.9/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	96% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	3.8%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	11.5%
• 15 to 64	52.8%
• 65 or older	35.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.manttavilppula.fi

The town has a population of 9,271 (31 December 2023)^[6] and covers an area of 657.08 square kilometres (253.70 sq mi) of which 122.61 km² (47.34 sq mi) is water.^[1] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Juupajoki, Jämsä, Ruovesi and Virrat. The city of Tampere is located 97 kilometres (60 mi) southwest of the center of Mänttä-Vilppula.

Major lakes in the area include the lakes Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä.