Vimpeli
Municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland
Vimpeli (Finnish: [ˈʋimpeli]; Swedish: Vindala) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, 79 kilometres (49 mi) northeast of Seinäjoki and 166 kilometres (103 mi) northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 2,554 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 328.79 square kilometres (126.95 sq mi) of which 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.0/sq mi). The most significant road connection in the municipality is the main road 68 between towns of Virrat and Jakobstad.
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, Vimpelin Veto, which won gold in the 2010, 2016 and 2017 seasons in the Finnish championships. The Island Field ballpark is the home field of Vimpelin Veto, and its well-known competitor is Sotkamon Jymy from Sotkamo, known as long-time arch-enemy of Vimpelin Veto.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
01Geography
Vimpeli's neighboring municipalities are Alajärvi, Lappajärvi, Perho and Veteli.
Villages
02Notable people born in Vimpeli
- Matti Latvala (1868, 1964)
- Santeri Mäkelä (1870, 1938)
- Juho Haveri (1876, 1961)
- Antti Rentola (1881, 1919)
- Väinö Rankila (1911, 1970)
- Terttu Savola (1941, )
- Jukka Vihriälä (1945, )
Sources and credits
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- Vimpelin kunnanvirasto.JPG by Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY 3.0
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