Ruovesi

Ruovesi
Municipality
Ruoveden kunta Ruovesi kommun
Central Ruovesi
Coat of arms
Location of Ruovesi in Finland
Interactive map of Ruovesi
Coordinates: 61°59′N 024°04′E
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Upper Pirkanmaa
Charter	1565
Government
• Municipal manager	Toni Leppänen
Area  (2018-01-01)
• Total	950.16 km2 (366.86 sq mi)
• Land	776.99 km2 (300.00 sq mi)
• Water	173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi)
• Rank	108th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	3,995
• Rank	190th largest in Finland
• Density	5.14/km2 (13.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	95.9% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	3.8%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	11%
• 15 to 64	51.2%
• 65 or older	37.8%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.ruovesi.fi/for-tourists

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Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of 3,995 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 950.16 square kilometres (366.86 sq mi) of which 173.97 km² (67.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.3/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality, Lake Ruovesi, is a part of the Kokemäki River basin. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.