Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality is Lake Ruovesi. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland. People born in Ruovesi Väinö Nyström (1857 – 1918) Verner Järvinen (1870 – 1941) Kalle Häkkinen (1878 – 1919) Akseli Anttila (1897 – 1953) Jorma Gallen-Kallela (1898 – 1939) Eila Eskola-Kyröläinen (1931 – 2015) Kimmo Latvamäki (1976 – ) See also Orivesi References External links Municipality of Ruovesi – Official website Populated places established in 1565 1565 establishments in Sweden