Kälviä () is a former municipality of Finland. Kälviä was consolidated with the city of Kokkola on Jan 1, 2009. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The former municipality had a population of 4,475 (2003) and covered an area of of which was water. The population density was 6.6 inhabitants per square kilometer (17.1/mi²). The former municipality was unilingually Finnish. Villages Honkimaa, Jatkojoki, Jokikylä, Karhulahti, Kleemola, Kälviä, Miekkoja, Nissi, Passoja, Peitso, Peltokorpi, Porkola, Riippa, Ridankylä, Rimpilä, Ruotsalo, Vuollet, Välikylä, Rita. Distances: Kokkola center: 16 km Oulu: 161 km Vaasa: 125 km Helsinki: 419 km Tampere: 270 km Turku: 386 km Notable individuals Asser Stenbäck, doctor and politician Esa Riippa, print-maker Ilkka Uusitalo, diplomat Kauno Kleemola, politician Lars Sonck, architect Lucina Hagman, teacher and Member of the Parliament of Finland Matti Korkiala, pop singer Odert W. Renell, architect Raimo Kero, singer Viljo Elomaa, athlete Väinö Siirilä, playwright External links Populated places disestablished in 2009 2009 disestablishments in Finland Former municipalities of Finland Kokkola