Kangasniemi

Kangasniemi is a municipality in the South Savo region, Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kangasniemi
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Kangasniemi kunnantalo.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Kangasniemi town hall
Settlement.image_shield: Kangasniemi.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Kangasniemi sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Kangasniemi in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Savo
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region

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Kangasniemi is a municipality in the South Savo region, Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

Kangasniemi is located on the Finnish national road 13, northwest of Mikkeli and southeast of Jyväskylä. Distance to the national capital, Helsinki is . Its neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Hirvensalmi, Joutsa, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki and Toivakka.