Mänttä-Vilppula

Mänttä - Vilppula [ ˌ Mänttä ʋilppulɑ ] a city in western Finland with 11,134 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012). It is located in the countryside Pirkanmaa and is part of the joint management Oberpirkanmaa. The Mänttä - Vilppula emerged in its current form in early 2009 by the merger of the city and the community Mänttä Vilppula.

Twinning

Mänttä - Vilppula maintains partnerships with the following cities:

  • Aakirkeby (Denmark)
  • Halliste (Estonia)
  • Heby (Sweden)
  • Høyanger (Norway )
  • Ronneby ( Sweden)
  • Stary Oskol (Russia)

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Pekka Koskela, speed skaters
  • Oiva Lohtander, actor
  • Åke Matta, painter
  • Lydia Wideman, cross-country skier
  • Jouni Yrjölä, chess grandmaster
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