Vilppula

Vilppula (Swedish: Filpula ) is a former Finnish community. It lies in the province of Western Finland and is part of the landscape Pirkanmaa.

At the beginning of 2009, Vilppula united with the neighboring city of Mänttä Mänttä - Vilppula.

Villages

Ajostaipale, Elämäntaipale, Huhtijärvi, Huopioniemi, Kolho, Kurkijärvi, Leppäkoski, Loila, Pohjaslahti, Suluslahti, Tyynysniemi and Vitsakoski.

Twinning

Vilppula partners with the Swedish community Heby and the Estonian rural community Halliste.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Lydia Wideman (* 1920), cross-country skier
  • Jouni Yrjölä ( b. 1959 ), chess grandmaster
Municipalities of Finland Western Finland Province Municipalities of Sweden Heby Municipality
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