Ruovesi

Ruovesi [ ruɔvɛsi ] is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa landscape in western Finland. It is located about 80 kilometers north of Tampere, on the same lake Ruovesi, which is part of Näsijärvi Lakes system. Ruovesi has 4871 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). The municipality covers an area of ​​950.2 km ², with 174 km ² of which are pure water surfaces. Subtracting covered by water. The population only speaks Finnish.

Culture and sights

Ruovesi is regarded as the most beautiful village church of Finland. Next to the church in 1778 the manor Rietonniemi where Runeberg has been working on his book Ensign steel shall be considered the visit. Also worth seeing is Kalela, the former country studio of the famous painter Akseli Gallen - Kallela.

Ruovesi is the starting point of the trail Pirkan Taival that leads over the national park Helvetinjärvi until after Virrat.

Economy and infrastructure

In Ruovesi there is a dock for the Poet, the waterway between Tampere and Virrat. A railway line does not exist, but there are regular bus services to Virrat, Tampere and even to Helsinki.

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