Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are Iisalmi, Pielavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Vieremä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland. Notable residents Jari Huttunen, rally driver Paavo Lonkila, cross country skier Elias Simojoki, Leading figure in the fascist movement in the 1930's Politics Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kiuruvesi: Centre Party 41.7% True Finns 20.8% Left Alliance 14.6% National Coalition Party 12.2% Social Democratic Party 5.6% Christian Democrats 2.7% Green League 1.6% See also Näläntöjärvi References External links Town of Kiuruvesi – Official website Cities and towns in Finland Populated places established in 1873