Orivesi

For the lake, see Lake Orivesi.

Orivesi
Town of Orivesi
Oriveden kaupunki Orivesi stad
Orivesi center
Coat of arms
Etymology: "ori" = stallion + "vesi" = water, lake
Location of Orivesi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°40.5′N 024°21.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Tampere
Metropolitan area	Tampere
Charter	1869[1]
Town	1986
Government
• Town manager	Juha Kuusisto
Area  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	960.09 km^2 (370.69 sq mi)
• Land	799.72 km^2 (308.77 sq mi)
• Water	160.53 km^2 (61.98 sq mi)
• Rank	100th largest in Finland
Population  (2024-12-31)[3]
• Total	8,866
• Rank	110th largest in Finland
• Density	11.09/km^2 (28.7/sq mi)
Population by native language [4]
• Finnish	97.6% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	2.3%
Population by age [5]
• 0 to 14	14.6%
• 15 to 64	55.3%
• 65 or older	30.1%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	orivesi.fi

Orivesi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈoriˌʋesi]) is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the northeast of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Orivesi is approximately 9,000, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 423,000. It is the 110th most populous municipality in Finland.

Orivesi has an area of 960.09 square kilometres (370.69 sq mi) of which 160.53 km^2 (61.98 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 11.09 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.7/sq mi). The municipality official language is monolingually Finnish.[7]

Orivesi was founded in 1869.[1] It was municipality until 1986 when it became a city of Finland. The municipality of Eräjärvi was consolidated with Orivesi in 1973. A part of the municipality of Längelmäki was consolidated with Orivesi in 2007.[8] Today, neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Jämsä, Kangasala, Kuhmoinen, Ruovesi and Tampere. The distance from Orivesi to Tampere is 43 kilometres (27 mi). The town center of Orivesi is located by the Lake Längelmävesi.

Orivesi was the location of the Oriveden Opisto art school which moved to Tampere in 2018.[9]

Geography

Sunset over the lake Eräjärvi at Orivesi

Orivesi has more than 350 lakes.[10] The landscape of Orivesi is mostly dominated by Lake Längelmävesi, into which most of the area's water basis fall. The northeastern end of Kangasala's Lake Vesijärvi also extends to the Orivesi area. Some of the lakes in the western part of Orivesi flow into Lake Näsijärvi. The largest ridges in the town, which extend more than 200 meters above sea level, are located in the northwest near the borders of Tampere and Ruovesi. The average altitude of the terrain is 100–150 meters.[11]

There is a gold mine opened in 1990 in Orivesi, from which more than 15 tons of gold have been mined.[12]

Culture

Food

In the 1980s, blood sausage and mustikkapöperö were named Orivesi's traditional parish dishes.[13]

Sports

Orivesi is home to the Oriveden Fortuna, an ice hockey club founded in 1968,[14] which trains in the Orivesi Ice Rink. Orivesi also has a football club, Oriveden Tuisku.

People

• Juho Lehmus (1858 – 1918)
• Josua Järvinen (1871 – 1948)
• Kustaa Jussila (1879 – 1964)
• Eetu Jussila (1882 – 1973)
• Martti Peltonen (1901 – 1973)
• Antero Kivi (1904 – 1981)
• Aimo Jokinen (1931 – )
• Tarmo Koivisto (1948 – )
• Juha Kivi (1964 – )
• Tapio Saramäki (1953 – )

See also

• Finnish national road 58
• Lake Orivesi
• Orimattila

References

1. "Oriveden kaupunki". www.orivesi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-09-11.
2. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
3. "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-01-23. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
4. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
5. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
6. "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
7. "(Luokitusavain: kunta_1_20210101) | Tilastokeskus". www.stat.fi. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
8. "Finto: yso-paikat: Orivesi". finto.fi. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
9. "Ahlman tarjoaa Oriveden opiston kiinteistöjä kaupungille yhdellä eurolla – "Verottajan käsityksen mukaan kokonaisuuden arvo on 4,3 miljoonaa euroa"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
10. "Oriveden kaupunki". www.orivesi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
11. Hannu Tarmio, Pentti Papunen & Kalevi Korpela: Suomenmaa 6: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos, p. 19–24. Porvoo-Helsinki: WSOY, 1976. ISBN 951-0-06465-3. (in Finnish)
12. Orivesi Gold Mine - Dragon Mining
13. Jaakko Kolmonen: Kotomaamme ruoka-aitta: Suomen, Karjalan ja Petsamon pitäjäruoat, p. 75. Helsinki: Patakolmonen Ky., 1988. (in Finnish)
14. Sponsorointiyhteistyö - Case: Fortuna Ry, sivu 7; Timo Hiltunen; Opinnäytetyö Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu 2011 (in Finnish)

External links

Media related to Orivesi at Wikimedia Commons

• Town of Orivesi – Official website (in Finnish)