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Finnish Lakeland
Europe's largest lake district with over 55,000 lakes, endless forests, and quintessential Finnish summer cottage culture.
47 km · about 55 min drive
South Savo, Finland · Europe
Kangasniemi sits on the route: 35 minutes from Leivonmäki, 47km from Finnish Lakeland.
Kangasniemi is a town located in South Savo, Finland. With a population of 5,057, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kangasniemi sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kangasniemi to your route.
Kangasniemi is a municipality in the South Savo region, Finland. The municipality has a population of 4,952 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,326.75 square kilometres (512.26 sq mi) of which 256.86 km2 (99.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0/sqRead more
mi).
Kangasniemi is located on the Finnish national road 13, 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Mikkeli and 63 km (39 mi) southeast of Jyväskylä. Distance to the national capital, Helsinki is 250 km (160 mi). Its neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Hirvensalmi, Joutsa, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki and Toivakka.
There are almost 3600 (May 2014) summer houses, and summer guests redouble the number of inhabitants during the summer months.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Kangasniemi is located in South Savo, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 61.9936 latitude, 26.6478 longitude.
Kangasniemi has a population of approximately 5,057 people, making it a town in Finland.
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natural wonder
Europe's largest lake district with over 55,000 lakes, endless forests, and quintessential Finnish summer cottage culture.
47 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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