Leppävirta () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Geography Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Joroinen, Kuopio, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tuusniemi and Varkaus. Villages Sorsakoski Häikiä Häyry Lylymäki Niinimäki Oravikoski Reinikkala Saahkarlahti Notable people Jorma Hynninen, opera singer , translator Helena Kekkonen, peace activist Mikko Kuustonen, singer-songwriter Pentti Pekkarinen, politician Jully Ramsay, historian and genealogist Reino Soijärvi, ice hockey player , writer , writer, journalist and military aviator , artisan , sportsperson International relations Leppävirta is twinned with: Storfors in Sweden Dovre in Norway Schwerte in Germany Orissaare in Estonia References Notes External links Municipality of Leppävirta – Official website Populated places established in 1639 1639 establishments in Sweden