Keitele is a municipality of Finland. It is part of 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 Pielavesi, Pihtipudas, Tervo, Vesanto and Viitasaari. Despite its name, the municipality is not located by the lake Keitele. The shortest distance between the municipality and the lake is roughly ten kilometers. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Notable people born in Keitele Ilmari Tossavainen (1887–1978) Kalle Matilainen (1903–1973) Rakel Hiltunen (1940–) Mikko Härkin (1979–) References External links Municipality of Keitele – Official website Populated places established in 1879