Vehmersalmi

Coat of Arms of Vehmersalmi

Vehmersalmi is a former municipality of Finland. It has been a part of the city of Kuopio since January 1, 2005.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 2,053 (2003) and covered an area of 550.59 km² of which 202.47 km² is water. The population density was 5.9 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Vehmersalmi ceased to exist as of 1 January 2005 when it was merged into Kuopio.

Municipalities of Northern Savonia

Municipalities	Iisalmi Juankoski Kaavi Keitele Kiuruvesi Kuopio Lapinlahti Leppävirta Pielavesi Rautalampi Rautavaara Siilinjärvi Sonkajärvi Suonenjoki Tervo Tuusniemi Varkaus Vesanto Vieremä

Former municipalities	Iisalmen maalaiskunta Karttula Kuopion maalaiskunta Maaninka Muuruvesi Nilsiä Riistavesi Säyneinen Varpaisjärvi Vehmersalmi

Northern Savonia Finland

Coordinates: 62°45′40″N 28°01′45″E / 62.76111°N 28.02917°E / 62.76111; 28.02917

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